decorticator

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UK/diːˈkɔːtɪkeɪtə(ɹ)/

noun

A machine that peels off the fibrous husk, bark or outer layer of some vegetable product; used in the manufacture of animal feed etc.

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Meanings

noundecorticator (plural decorticators)

plural decorticators

  1. A machine that peels off the fibrous husk, bark or outer layer of some vegetable product; used in the manufacture of animal feed etc.

Origin

From decorticate + -or.

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Translations

Finnish kuorimakone
  • kuorimakonepeeling machine
German Schälmaschine
  • Schälmaschinepeeling machine
Italian decorcicatore
  • decorcicatorepeeling machine
Spanish descortezador
  • descortezadorpeeling machine
Tagalog luknapan
  • luknapanpeeling machine
Cite this entry
APA

decorticator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decorticator

MLA

“decorticator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decorticator. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decorticator,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decorticator.

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