declawing

/diหหˆklษ”หwษชล‹(ษก)/

IPA: /D IH0 K L AO1 IH0 NG/

verb
  1. 1

    To surgically remove a cats claws; onychectomy.

  2. 2

    To make harmless.

Synonyms

noun
  1. 1

    The surgical removal of claws; onychectomy

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/declaw, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/declawing