pith
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verbDefinition of PITH
transitive verb
1
a : to kill (as cattle) by piercing or severing the spinal cord b : to destroy the spinal cord or central nervous system of (as a frog) usually by passing a wire or needle up and down the vertebral canal
2
: to remove the pith from (a plant stem)
First Known Use of PITH
1805
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