dewing

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of dew
2. (transitive)To remove wings or a wing from.

   “the seed with wings attached withstood storage very significantly better than dewinged seed.”

   “The birds were then dewinged, debeaked, and skinned for tissue sample removal.”

   “1. An apparatus for dewinging a bird […]”

   “The birds are de-winged after birth to prevent them flying in the house.”

   “A few examples of poultry husbandry practices that have been questioned include the following: / […] 7. Beak trimming, dubbing, dewinging, detoeing, and other hatchery-initiated management practices.”

noun

1. (uncountable)The formation of dew.

   “[…] the dewing of a metal plate when breathed upon, the dewing of the outside of a glass when very cold water is poured into it, […]”

2. (uncountable)Other condensation (of water vapor or other gases) physically analogous to dew formation.

   “The fact remains that, for a given gas composition, it is the metal temperature that determines whether or not dewing (and hence corrosion) takes place.”

name

1. A surname.