field dressing

noun

The act or process, or an instance, in which someone field dresses a game animal.

“applied a field dressing”

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of field dress
nounfield dressing (countable and uncountable, plural field dressings)

plural field dressings

  1. gerunduncountableThe act or process, or an instance, in which someone field dresses a game animal.

    field dressing and skinning

  2. countablefirst aidA dressing (bandage) applied in the field, as for example in battlefield medicine or in wilderness medicine.

    applied a field dressing

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APA

field dressing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/field%20dressing

MLA

“field dressing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/field%20dressing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “field dressing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/field%20dressing.

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