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amputating, vbl. n.|ˈæmpjuːteɪtɪŋ| [f. as prec. + -ing1.] The action of cutting off; amputation. (Mostly gerundial or attrib.)
1639Woodall in Rees Cycl. (1803) The amputating of any member in the mortified part. 1775Gooch in Phil. Trans. LXV. 374 It was the best stump he had ever seen, which he ascribed to the manner of amputating. 1856Kane Arct. Exp. II. xxv. 251 My amputating-knives. 1883Winsloe in Pall Mall G. 6 Apr. 4/2 The patient..lay on the amputating table. |