"deskunk" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: deskunks [present, singular, third-person], deskunking [participle, present], deskunked [participle, past], deskunked [past]
Etymology: de- + skunk Etymology templates: {{pre|en|de|skunk}} de- + skunk Head templates: {{en-verb}} deskunk (third-person singular simple present deskunks, present participle deskunking, simple past and past participle deskunked)
  1. (transitive) To remove the smell of a skunk from (a pet dog, etc.). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-deskunk-en-verb-6QgwWg95 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-

Inflected forms

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