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Definition of Dehorn
1. Verb. Prevent the growth of horns of certain animals.
2. Verb. Take the horns off (an animal).
Definition of Dehorn
1. v. t. To deprive of horns; to prevent the growth of the horns of (cattle) by burning their ends soon after they start. See Dishorn.
Definition of Dehorn
1. Verb. (transitive) To remove the horns from. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dehorn
1. to deprive of horns [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dehorn
Literary usage of Dehorn
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Successful Farming; a Ready Reference on All Phases of Agriculture for by Frank Duane Gardner (1916)
"Where two bulls are needed in a herd, it is a good practice to dehorn them and
then turn them together, or even train them to drive. ..."
2. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle and on Cattle Feeding by United States Bureau of Animal Industry, D. E. Salmon (1892)
"There are several chemical dehorn- ers advertised in the open market, most or
all of them effective, but the cheapest and simplest consists of a stick of ..."
3. Annual Report by Ohio State Board of Agriculture (1892)
"dehorn at any time of year except fly-time. Now, I have given above Mr. Hi ff's
method of taking off horns, but if any of you brother farmers have ..."
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