decaudate,v.|dɪˈkɔːdeɪt| [f. de- II. 1 + L. cauda tail + -ate3.] trans. To deprive of the tail. 1864N. & Q. V. 165 The P. was originally an R. which has had the misfortune to be dacaudated. So deˈcaudalizev.nonce-wd. 1840New Monthly Mag. LVIII. 273 Puss..was decaudalized.