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debleat

verb

Etymology

From de- + bleat.

  1. derived from *bʰel-✻
  2. derived from *bʰleh₁-✻
  3. inherited from *blētijaną✻ — “to bleat”
  4. inherited from *blātijan✻
  5. inherited from blǣtan — “to bleat”
  6. inherited from bleten
  7. prefixed as debleat — “de + bleat”

Definitions

  1. To devocalize (a goat).

    • The above operation is similarly performed to "debleat" goats when their vocal manifestations become objectionable to the community.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA