deminev.
/diːˈmʌɪn/ In warfare: to remove mines from.
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society > armed hostility > military equipment > arming or equipping with weapons > arm or equip [verb (transitive)] > deprive (person) of weapons > deprive (place) of weapons > remove mines from
demine1945
1945 Manch. Guardian 18 July 8/1 The time that it will take to ‘de-mine’ France is incalculable owing to the variety of local conditions.
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v.1945- to set the edge of
- to set the etc a watering
- to set the eyes at flow
- to set the fine of
- to set the hare's head against the goose-giblet
- to set the hare's head against the goosegiblet
- to set the hare's head foot against the goose-giblet
- to set the hare's head foot against the goosegiblet
- to set the hare's head hare-pie against the goose-giblet
- to set the hare's head harepie against the goosegiblet
- to set the heather on fire
- to set the kiln on fire
- to set the kiln on fire sc a-low
- to set the kiln on fire sc alow
- to set the land
- to set the mouth a watering
- to set the pace
- to set the record straight
- to set the scene
- to set the sponge
- to set the spurs to
- to set the stage
- to set the stroke
- to set the thames on fire
- to set the the teeth a watering