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Definition: DEHORNED

Part of Speech Definition
Verb 1. Of Dehorn.[Websters]
2. To be pollarded.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Past Tense 1. Past tense conjugation of the verb dehorn.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base
(dehorn)
1. Prevent the growth of horns of certain animals.[Wordnet].
2. Take the horns off (an animal).[Wordnet].
3. To deprive of horns; to prevent the growth of the horns of (cattle) by burning their ends soon after they start.[Websters].
4. Base verb from the following inflections: dehorning, dehorned, dehorns, dehorner, dehorners, dehorningly and dehornedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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"Dehorned" is a common misspelling or typo for: dehorner.

Date "Dehorned" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1910. (references)

Definition: DEHORNED

Part of SpeechDefinition
Verb1. Of Dehorn.[Websters]
2. To be pollarded.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Past Tense1. Past tense conjugation of the verb dehorn.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base
(dehorn)
1. Prevent the growth of horns of certain animals.[Wordnet].
2. Take the horns off (an animal).[Wordnet].
3. To deprive of horns; to prevent the growth of the horns of (cattle) by burning their ends soon after they start.[Websters].
4. Base verb from the following inflections: dehorning, dehorned, dehorns, dehorner, dehorners, dehorningly and dehornedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "DEHORNED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1910. (references)