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de⋅horn

  [dee-hawrn]
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–verb (used with object)
1. to remove the horns of (cattle).
2. to prevent the formation or growth of horns in (cattle), as by cauterization.
3. Horticulture. to prune (a tree, shrub, etc.) by shortening major branches to an extreme degree.
Origin:
1885–90, Americanism; de- + horn

Related forms:
de⋅horn⋅er, noun
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de·horn   (dē-hôrn')   
tr.v.   de·horned, de·horn·ing, de·horns

  1. To remove the horns from.

  2. To prevent growth in the horns of (cattle, for example), as by cauterization.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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