"deblubber" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: deblubbers [present, singular, third-person], deblubbering [participle, present], deblubbered [participle, past], deblubbered [past]
Etymology: From de- + blubber. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de-|blubber}} de- + blubber Head templates: {{en-verb|deblubbers|deblubbering|deblubbered|deblubbered}} deblubber (third-person singular simple present deblubbers, present participle deblubbering, simple past and past participle deblubbered)
  1. To remove the blubber from a whale.

Inflected forms

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