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obtruncate

transitive verb
ob·​truncate | \ (ˈ)äb+\

Definition of obtruncate

: to cut the head or top from

History and Etymology for obtruncate

Latin obtruncatus, past participle of obtruncare to cut off, from ob- toward, against, over + truncare to cut off, from truncus trunk

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