debark

UK /dɪˈbɑːk/ US /di.bɑɹk/
verb 4

Definitions

verb

1

To unload goods from an aircraft or ship.

2

To disembark.

verb

1

To remove the bark from a tree, especially one that has been felled.

Lightning completely debarked a large oak tree and set fire to a mattress of [an] adjacent home; […]

On these photographs, the wide strips can be seen debarked from a horse chestnut tree (left) and from a poplar (right). This seems to be typical for trees with high moisture content.

verb

1

To devocalize (a dog).

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