debrain
debrain verb: to remove the brain from.
Verb
debrain (third-person singular simple present debrains, present participle debraining, simple past and past participle debrained)
- To remove the brain from.
- They cracked heads, used Roland’s knife (its edge now dull) to pry open skulls, and removed the brains of their kill. These they put carefully aside, like a clutch of large gray eggs. By the time the last deer was debrained, Susannah’s fingers were so sore and swollen she could hardly bend them.2004, Stephen King, “Hides”, in The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower, New York: Pocket Books, →ISBN, page 796
Forms of debrain
| third-person singular present | debrains |
|---|---|
| present participle | debraining |
| past participle | debrained |
| past | debrained |
Origin of debrain
From de- + brain.
Questions about debrain
- What does debrain mean?
- Debrain means to remove the brain from.
- What part of speech is debrain?
- Debrain is a verb.
- What is the past tense of debrain?
- The past tense of debrain is debrained.
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