debeak

[ dee-beek ]

verb (used with object)Veterinary Medicine.
  1. to remove the upper beak from (a bird) to prevent egg eating or attacks on other birds.

Origin of debeak

1
First recorded in 1935–40; de- + beak

Other words from debeak

  • de·beak·er, noun

Words Nearby debeak

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British Dictionary definitions for debeak

debeak

verb(tr)
  1. to remove part of the beak of poultry to reduce the risk of such habits as feather-picking or cannibalism

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