DEBEAK

Meaning of DEBEAK in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)dē-ˈbēk ]

transitive verb

Date: 1937

: to remove the tip of the upper mandible of (as a chicken) to prevent cannibalism and fighting

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003

DEBEAK — transitive verb Date: 1937 to remove the tip of the upper mandible of (as a chicken) to prevent cannibalism and …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DEBEAK — (ˈ)dē+ transitive verb Etymology: back-formation from Debeaker, a trademark : to remove the tip of the upper mandible of (a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DEBEAK — — debeaker , n. /dee beek"/ , v.t. Vet. Med. to remove the upper beak from (a bird) to prevent …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DEBEAK — v. remove the upper beak from a bird to prevent the eating of eggs or cannibalism and fighting
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DEBEAK — ■ verb remove the upper part of the beak of (a bird) to prevent it injuring other birds.
Concise Oxford English vocab
DEBEAK — [de.beak] vt (1937): to remove the tip of the upper mandible of (as a chicken) to prevent cannibalism and fighting
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DEBEAK — v. Pronunciation: ( ˌ )d ē - ' b ē k Function: transitive verb Date: 1937 : to remove the …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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