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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.
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