Dock
Dock verb - To make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument.
Usage example: the boxer's tail was docked soon after birth
Poll
Poll verb - To make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument.
Usage example: time to poll the sheep's wool
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Poll and Dock. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dock/poll
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