expeditate
transitive verb
ex·ped·i·tate
ekˈspedəˌtāt,
ik-
-ed/-ing/-s
: to cut off three claws or the ball of each forefoot of (a dog) so as to prevent the chasing of deer
the mastiffs which were expeditated … were allowed to be kept in the forest without a special license
Nicholas Biddle
Nicholas Biddle
Word History
Etymology
Medieval Latin expeditatus, past participle of expeditare, from Latin ex- ex- entry 1 + Medieval Latin -peditare (from Latin ped-, pes foot)
- hit the airwaves
- hit the big five-oh
- hit the big four-oh
- hit the books
- hit the bottle
- hit the buffers
- hit the bull's-eye
- hit the ceiling
- hit the deck
- hit the dirt
- hit the fan
- hit the gas
- hit the ground
- hit the ground running
- hit the hay
- hit the high points
- hit the high spots
- hit the jackpot
- hit the light
- hit the mark
- hit the nail on the head
- hit the panic button
- hit the pavement
- hit the road
- hit the roof