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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of dehorn.

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Examples

  • When an animal is “dehorned,” the horn has to be cut off at the base to remove the generative tissue — that produces a hole in the skill exposing the brain.

    Farm Journal: Potatoes, Buffaloes and Bucks Olga Bonfiglio 2010

  • Most cattle are “dehorned” when young, either by cauterizing, cutting or a new paste on the market.

    What’s the singular form of ‘cattle’? « Motivated Grammar 2010

  • When an animal is “dehorned,” the horn has to be cut off at the base to remove the generative tissue — that produces a hole in the skill exposing the brain.

    Archive 2010-06-01 Olga Bonfiglio 2010

  • Her hair was neat but there was nothing she could do about the pink marks on her forehead, like a steer that had just been dehorned.

    Law of Attraction Allison Leotta 2010

  • Her hair was neat but there was nothing she could do about the pink marks on her forehead, like a steer that had just been dehorned.

    Law of Attraction Allison Leotta 2010

  • Her hair was neat but there was nothing she could do about the pink marks on her forehead, like a steer that had just been dehorned.

    Law of Attraction Allison Leotta 2010

  • When an animal is “dehorned,” the horn has to be cut off at the base to remove the generative tissue—that produces a hole in the skill exposing the brain.

    Archive 2010-06-01 Olga Bonfiglio 2010

  • When an animal is “dehorned,” the horn has to be cut off at the base to remove the generative tissue—that produces a hole in the skill exposing the brain.

    Farm Journal: Potatoes, Buffaloes and Bucks Olga Bonfiglio 2010

  • The bulls will be dehorned and the participants will have to register a month in advance, take a drug test and be required to wear helmets.

    Sanmiguelada 2007

  • The bulls will be dehorned and the participants will have to register a month in advance, take a drug test and be required to wear helmets.

    Sanmiguelada 2007

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