Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for DE-TRUNC'ATE
DE-TRUNC'ATE, v.t. [L. detrunco; de and trunco, to cut shorter; truncus, cut short; Fr. trancher; Arm. troucha, or traincha. See Trench.]
To cut off; to lop; to shorten by cutting.
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