debark
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Debark
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So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
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| —vb | |
| a less common word for disembark | |
| [C17: from French débarquer, from dé- | |
| debarkation1 | |
| —n | |
| debark2 (diːˈbɑːk) | |
| —vb | |
| (tr) to remove the bark from (a tree) | |
| [C18: from | |
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Example sentences
In addition, small mammals can debark trees causing significant damage or killing the trees.
Debarkers differ in their energy requirements wood loss, and ability to debark frozen logs and species with strong bark adhesion.
Visitors will board and debark over railed gangplanks.
Debark generally denotes mechanical means as opposed to manual peeling.
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