Meaning
To remove part of the beak of a chicken or other bird to prevent pecking in chicken farms.
Etymology
Origin: Latin
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English beak English debeak From de- + beak.
NYT Puzzle Appearances
No published puzzle dates on file for this word yet. It is part of the official NYT Spelling Bee word list for 2022, 2023, 2024.