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Dictionary: de·horn   (dē-hôrn') pronunciation
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tr.v., -horned, -horn·ing, -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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Veterinary Dictionary: dehorning
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The removal of horns either by caustic paste or electrocautery when very young or by surgical amputation with a dehorner or saw at any age. Special care is needed with goats because of their extreme reaction of shock.

  • d. nerve block — see cornual nerve block.
WordNet: dehorn
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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: prevent the growth of horns; of some animals

Meaning #2: take the horns off animals

 
 
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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
Veterinary Dictionary. Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary 3rd Edition. Copyright © 2007 by D.C. Blood, V.P. Studdert and C.C. Gay, Elsevier. All rights reserved.  Read more
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