debleat
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debleat (third-person singular simple present debleats, present participle debleating, simple past and past participle debleated)
- (transitive) To devocalize (a goat).
- 1944, M.S.U. Veterinarian, volumes 5-6, page 24:
- The above operation is similarly performed to "debleat" goats when their vocal manifestations become objectionable to the community.