Galician

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Etymology

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From desferrar.

Pronunciation

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Participle

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desferrado (feminine desferrada, masculine plural desferrados, feminine plural desferradas)

  1. past participle of desferrar

Adjective

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desferrado (feminine desferrada, masculine plural desferrados, feminine plural desferradas)

  1. (of horses) shoeless
    • 1409, J. L. Pensado Tomé, editor, Tratado de Albeitaria, Santiago de Compostela: Centro Ramón Piñeiro, page 155:
      Aconteçe aynda que a solla da huña que anda soo pee, anda por tanto tenpo desfferrada por llugarres montossos, duros, pedregossos que se escomen et sse ffaz tam ssotil porllo grande vssamento, que naturalmente non pode deffender o tuello de dentro assy como deue.
      And it can even happen that the sole of the hoof under the feet goes for much time shoeless through wild, harsh, stony places, so that it is worn out and becomes so subtle, because of the use, that naturally it can no longer defend the marrow inside as it must
  2. toothless
    Synonym: desdentado
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