Past tense of detick; removed ticks from an animal or surface.
From detick + -ed 'past tense.' The regular -ed ending marks simple past tense in English, which is Germanic in origin.
A deticked animal shows the immediate difference in health and comfort—ticks can cause not just irritation but serious disease transmission, so deticked livestock represented a major improvement in animal welfare and productivity.
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