"decorticator" meaning in English

See decorticator in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /diːˈkɔːtɪkeɪtə(ɹ)/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-decorticator.wav [US] Forms: decorticators [plural]
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  1. A machine that peels off the fibrous husk, bark or outer layer of some vegetable product; used in the manufacture of animal feed etc. Translations (peeling machine): kuorimakone (Finnish), Schälmaschine [feminine] (German), decorcicatore [masculine] (Italian), descortezador (Spanish), luknapan (Tagalog)

Inflected forms

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