dishorn

From dis- +‎ horn.

• IPA^(key): /dɪsˈhɔː(ɹ)n/

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dishorn (third-person singular simple present dishorns, present participle dishorning, simple past and past participle dishorned)

1. (transitive) To remove the horns of.

   Synonyms: dehorn, unhorn

   to dishorn cattle

   • c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merry Wiues of Windsor”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iv]:

     We'll all present ourselves, dishorn the spirit.

   • 1889, The Law Journal Reports: New Series - Volumes 58-60, page 153:

     Is this not abundant proof that dishorning is not necessary for the benefit of the animal, or to render it fit for all the legitimate purposes of its owner, and that tipping or knobbing has been found to be, and is, practically sufficient?

“dishorn”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

• Nordish, dronish