debarnacle

English

Etymology

From de- +‎ barnacle.

Verb

debarnacle (third-person singular simple present debarnacles, present participle debarnacling, simple past and past participle debarnacled)

1. (transitive) To remove the barnacles from.

   to debarnacle a ship's hull

   • 1951, Fortnight: The Newsmagazine of California, page 27:

     Barnacle-loaded ships bypass dry-docking by sailing into the freshwater lake, which debarnacles them automatically.

Anagrams

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