expurgate
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"Castrate" and "geld," commonly used to describe their trade by early expurgators, gave way to "purge," "prune," and "chasten."
From Time Magazine Archive
Some other victim of the agricultural labours of spring, a Shrew-mouse, Field-mouse, Mole, Frog, Adder, or Lizard, will provide us with the most vigorous and famous of these expurgators of the soil.
From The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander
Some other victim of the agricultural labours of spring—a Shrew-mouse, Field-mouse, Mole, Frog, Adder, or Lizard—will provide us with the most vigorous and famous of these expurgators of the soil.
From The Wonders of Instinct Chapters in the Psychology of Insects by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander
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