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desinew

desinew verb: to remove the sinews from.

Verb

desinew (third-person singular simple present desinews, present participle desinewing, simple past and past participle desinewed)

  1. To remove the sinews from.
    • The two unique features of Christmas Eve were the repeated appearances of unfamiliar postmen at unpredictable hours — up to 11.00 pm — and the plucking, gutting, and desinewing of the turkey.1979, Dervla Murphy, Wheels Within Wheels, page 139
    • You need to shell and desinew prawns before sauteeing them in garlic butter, olive oil and sweet chile.1995, Hospitality - Volume 31, page 20

Forms of desinew

third-person singular presentdesinews
present participledesinewing
past participledesinewed
pastdesinewed

Origin of desinew

From de- + sinew.

Questions about desinew

What does desinew mean?
Desinew means to remove the sinews from.
What part of speech is desinew?
Desinew is a verb.
What is the past tense of desinew?
The past tense of desinew is desinewed.

Words near desinew in the dictionary

  1. desinent
  2. desinential
  3. desinential inflection
  4. desinential inflections
  5. desiness
  6. desinew
  7. desinewed
  8. desinewing
  9. desinews
  10. desingularization
  11. desingularizations

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