Glossary entry (derived from question below)
May 4, 2013 20:50
11 yrs ago
French term
United States
23 years in agricultural science
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
frayer
French to English
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Zoology
game, deer
I know they are talking about how bucks rub their antlers against trees to remove the velvet, and I found that these marks on trees are known as "buck scrubs", but what is the verb in English for "rubbing antlers to remove velvet", i.e., the single word (verb) used by hunters, game breeders, etc. to describe this behavior?
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May 6, 2013 13:52: DLyons Created KOG entry
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burnish
Same etymology as the Fr "brunir".
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Comment: "Thanks, this was a very helpful suggestion. I asked a friend who is an avid deer hunter when I saw him yesterday at church and he told me "polishing", which is what I decided to go with, but your suggestion put me on the right track. "
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