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debeaking

debeaking is the present participle and gerund of debeak.

Meaning of debeak

Verb

debeak (third-person singular simple present debeaks, present participle debeaking, simple past and past participle debeaked)

  1. (transitive) To remove part of the beak of a chicken or other bird to prevent pecking in chicken farms.
    • ‘Why not let them out to roam and scratch and peck at insects and worms and see if they come home in the evening and peck each other? Why debeak hens for something you are doing wrong?’2020, Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, The First Woman, Oneworld Publications, page 344

Questions about debeaking

What is debeaking the present participle and gerund of?
Debeaking is the present participle and gerund of debeak.

Words near debeaking in the dictionary

  1. debby
  2. Debden
  3. debe
  4. debeak
  5. debeaked
  6. debeaking
  7. debeaks
  8. debeard
  9. debearded
  10. debearding
  11. debeards

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