dewing

1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of dew

1. uncountableThe formation of dew.

   […] the dewing of a metal plate when breathed upon, the dewing of the outside of a glass when very cold water is poured into it, […]

   1852, Francis Bacon, An Explanatory Version of Lord Bacon's Novum Organum, page 26

2. uncountableOther condensation (of water vapor or other gases) physically analogous to dew formation.

   The fact remains that, for a given gas composition, it is the metal temperature that determines whether or not dewing (and hence corrosion) takes place.

   1960 February, “Letters to the Editor”, in Trains Illustrated, page 128

present singular third person dewings · participle present dewinging · participle past dewinged · past dewinged

1. transitiveTo remove wings or a wing from.

   1. An apparatus for dewinging a bird […]

   1991 March 12, “4,998,322 / SYSTEM FOR DEWINGING FOWL”, in Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, page 581

   4 more examples

   the seed with wings attached withstood storage very significantly better than dewinged seed.

   1954, Philip Carman Wakeley, Planting the Southern Pines, page 53

   The birds were then dewinged, debeaked, and skinned for tissue sample removal.

   1974, Russell F. Reidinger, Jr. and D. Glen Crabtree, “Organochlorine Residues in Golden Eagles, United States—March 1964-July 1971”, in Pesticides Monitoring Journal, volumes 8-9, page 37

   The birds are de-winged after birth to prevent them flying in the house.

   2012, A. Maton, J. Daelemans, J. Lambrecht, Housing of Animals: Construction and Equipment of Animal Houses, page 378

   A few examples of poultry husbandry practices that have been questioned include the following: / […] 7. Beak trimming, dubbing, dewinging, detoeing, and other hatchery-initiated management practices.

   2012, G. J. Mountney, Poultry Meat and Egg Production

1. A surname.