Pithing

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  • verb. Present participle of pith.
  • Word Usage
    "(23 October 1999, p 6) in which John Bonner describes the discovery of brain tissue in the vascular system of 1 in 16 bolt-stunned cattle that were then subjected to "pithing": having their brains scrambled by a metal pole in order to prevent the animal reflexively kicking out."
    verb-stem
    pith