Dehead

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To remove the head (from). transitive

    "An operator of these types of machines is able to dehead up to 40 fish per minute."

Synonyms

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head

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"An operator of these types of machines is able to dehead up to 40 fish per minute."

Etymology

From de- + head.

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