The Collaborative International Dictionary
Dehorning
Dehorn \De*horn"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dehorned; p. pr. & vb.
n. Dehorning.]
To deprive of horns; to prevent the growth of the horns of
(cattle) by burning their ends soon after they start. See
Dishorn. ``Dehorning cattle.''
--Farm Journal (1886).
[1913 Webster] ||
Wiktionary
dehorning
vb. (present participle of dehorn English)
Usage examples of "dehorning".
Dehorning and castrating cattle was a messy, miserable job, and a tedious one.
Dehorning and castrating cattle was a messy, miserable job, and a tedious one.
They don't think about the castrating, dehorning, vaccinating, doctoring, and feeding--not to mention all the grief they give ya in between.
They worked two days in the holdingpens branding and earmarking and castrating and dehorning and inoculating.