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