To remove the horns from an animal, usually a cattle or goat, for safety or management reasons.
From de- (to remove) + horn. This is a practical farming term that emerged in modern English as animal husbandry practices developed.
Farmers dehorn cattle to prevent injuries in crowded pens, but scientists debate whether it causes pain—it's a real ethical issue that modern farming has to grapple with.
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