Debeak
//diːˈbiːk// verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To remove part of the beak of a chicken or other bird to prevent pecking in chicken farms. transitive
"‘Why not let them out to roam and scratch and peck at insects and worms and see if they come home in the evening and peck each other? Why debeak hens for something you are doing wrong?’"
Example
More examples"‘Why not let them out to roam and scratch and peck at insects and worms and see if they come home in the evening and peck each other? Why debeak hens for something you are doing wrong?’"
Etymology
From de- + beak.
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