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🐄 To remove horn buds 🌱 To remove flower buds
to disbud

to disbud

9.9
To remove the small horn buds on a young animal to stop horns growing
  • verb
  • /dɪsˈbʌd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : desbudar
  • Farmers often disbud calves at an early age to prevent injuries and simplify handling.

Examples

  • After the vet disbudded the calves, they were returned to the pasture.

  • It is recommended that you disbud young goats when they are just a few days old.

  • Farmers often disbud calves to prevent horn growth.

  • The vet will disbud the young goats next week.

  • Farmers often disbud calves at an early age to prevent injuries and simplify handling.

  • It is recommended that you disbud young goats when they are just a few days old.

  • After the vet disbudded the calves, they were returned to the pasture.

Synonyms

to dehorn
vsto disbud
  • Specialized
1 8.1

To remove horns from farm animals to make them safer to handle

is limited to young animals and targets undeveloped horn buds

Antonyms

to bud
11 1.0

To start to grow as a new shoot on a plant

How Complete

to dehorn
  • Specialized
1 8.1
to disbud
  • Specialized
9.9
to trim
95 2.6

Surface Forms

disbud infinitive
disbudded past
disbudded past participle
disbudding present participle
disbuds third person singular

Morphology

disbud = bud (semi-transparent) = dis + bud

The prefix 'dis-' typically implies removal or negation, and 'bud' refers to a growth point. However, the specific agricultural practice of removing horn buds is not immediately obvious.

Etymology

Disbud comes from the parts dis- 'remove' and bud 'small growth'. So, to disbud a young animal is to take away the horn bud so the horn will not grow.