"de-tail" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From de- + tail.",
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          "ref": "1962, Fisheries Bulletin, numbers 1-11, page 69:",
          "text": "In addition, six or eight \"freezer-boats,\" which originally had been commissioned for general fishing, were modified by installing improved refrigeration, thus enabling the whole de-tailing and freezing process to be carried out on board.",
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          "ref": "2014, Cameron Elliott, Camp Hero: Where Time Travel Began, page 63:",
          "text": "\"The fish has been beheaded, de-tailed, de-boned and is ready for de-frying pan,\" his Dad announced in a really bad Italian accent.",
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        "To remove the tail from."
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        "(transitive) To remove the tail from."
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