"detusk" meaning in English

See detusk in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: detusks [present, singular, third-person], detusking [participle, present], detusked [participle, past], detusked [past]
Etymology: de- + tusk Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|tusk}} de- + tusk Head templates: {{en-verb}} detusk (third-person singular simple present detusks, present participle detusking, simple past and past participle detusked)
  1. (transitive) To remove the tusks from (an elephant, a boar, etc.). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-detusk-en-verb-leThWYQU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-

Inflected forms

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