OBTRUNCATE

Etymology

Verb

obtruncate (third-person singular simple present obtruncates, present participle obtruncating, simple past and past participle obtruncated)

To deprive of a limb; to lop.

Anagrams

• Betancourt

Source: Wiktionary


Ob*trun"cate, v. t. Etym: [L. obtruncatus, p.p. of obtruncare.]

Definition: To deprive of a limb; to lop. [R.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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