decaudationn.
/diːkɔːˈdeɪʃən/ Removal of the tail or ‘tails’.
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decaudation1897
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > tailoring or making clothes > [noun] > carrying out specific processes > altering
decaudation1927
letting down1966
1897 19th Cent. May 805 Decaudation with mutilation is seen in bike for bicycle.
1927 Daily Tel. 9 Aug. 8/5 The decaudation and blanching and unstiffening of the waiter are another phase of the transformation which has abolished the frock-coat and the silk hat and women's hair.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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