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castrate

[kas-treyt] / ˈkæs treɪt /


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Another contract would provide funding to DonkeyLand to castrate 100 donkeys within a year.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2025

You are not the first person that comes to mind when casting a cowboy, and you trained extensively to portray Phil and his life accurately, even learning to brand and castrate cattle.

From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2022

The anxiety of influence can trigger hysterical pastiche or castrate an author’s creativity.

From Washington Post • Dec. 28, 2020

His formative influences included his grandfather Lawrence Preston Gise, who is usually described in press accounts as Bezos would’ve known him – a semi-retired rancher showing his grandson how to castrate bulls.

From The Guardian • Jan. 31, 2019

They would not castrate or shear animals unless the moon was right, and they would not gather crops or save next year’s seeds unless the moon dictated.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya




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