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depeditate
/deeped'@tayt/ , n. [by (faulty) analogy with decapitate ] Humorously, to
cut off the feet of. When one is using some computer-aided typesetting
tools, careless placement of text blocks within a page or above a rule can
result in chopped-off letter descenders. Such letters are said to have been
depeditated.