dishorn

/dɪsˈhɔː(ɹ)n/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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Meaning

verb

To remove the horns of.

Transitive verb

"to dishorn cattle"
"We'll all present ourselves, dishorn the spirit."
"Is this not abundant proof that dishorning is not necessary for the benefit of the animal, or to render it fit for all the legitimate purposes of its owner, and that tipping or knobbing has been found to be, and is, practically sufficient?"

From dis- + horn.

dishorns (present, singular) dishorning (participle, present) dishorned (participle, past) dishorned (past)

dishorner

dehorn unhorn

Questions

How do you pronounce dishorn?

The recorded pronunciation is /dɪsˈhɔː(ɹ)n/.

What does dishorn mean?

To remove the horns of.

Where does dishorn come from?

From dis- + horn.

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