Debeak
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /diːˈbiːk/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Debeak is a verb meaning (transitive) To remove part of the beak of a chicken or other bird to prevent pecking in chicken farms.
Meaning
(transitive) To remove part of the beak of a chicken or other bird to prevent pecking in chicken farms.
Example Sentences
‘Why not let them out to roam and scratch and peck at insects and worms and see if they come home in the evening and peck each other? Why debeak hens for something you are doing wrong?’
Word Forms
- debeaks
- debeaking
- debeaked
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include defeather, pluck, pelt, befeather, feak, deplume.
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