† desticatev.
Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
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1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Desticate. to cry like a rat.
Derivatives
destiˈcation n. (rare) squeaking.
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the world > animals > by noises > voice or sound made by animal > [noun] > squeak
rantling1693
queek1786
destication1820
wheak1828
the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Rodentia or rodent > superfamily Myomorpha (mouse, rat, vole, or hamster) > [noun] > family Muridae > genus Mus or mouse > squeaking of a mouse
destication1820
1820 Sporting Mag. 7 119 It was the destication of a mouse, who..had got himself an unwelcome visitor in the cage of my favourite magpye.
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