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desinews

desinews is the third-person singular simple present indicative of desinew.

Meaning of desinew

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

Questions about desinews

What is desinews the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Desinews is the third-person singular simple present indicative of desinew.

Words near desinews in the dictionary

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

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