"skulling" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: skullings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} skulling (plural skullings)
  1. The act of determining the age of a young bird by measuring the degree of ossification of its skull.
    Sense id: en-skulling-en-noun-uQiXRZan Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} skulling
  1. present participle and gerund of skull Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: skull
    Sense id: en-skulling-en-verb-XEM6QHs7

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1965, Sex Jungle (narrated in Perversion for Profit)",
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