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Flense
/flɛns/
To strip the blubber or skin from, as from a whale, seal, etc.
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To strip the blubber or skin from, as from a whale, seal, etc.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Flense"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| flinchverb | (intransitive) To make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a (usually negative) stimulus; to cringe; to blench. |
| flenchnoun | Alternative form of flense. [To strip the blubber or skin from, as from a whale, seal, etc.] |
| flaynoun | (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) A fright; a scare. |
| defleshverb | (transitive) To remove the flesh from someone or something. |
| unfleshverb | (transitive) To strip of flesh. |
| beflayverb | (transitive, dialectal or obsolete) To flay; strip; peel. |
| beflakeverb | (transitive) To deck or cover with or as with flakes. |
| sculpnoun | (obsolete, sometimes humorous) To sculpture; to carve or engrave. |
| definnoun | To remove the fins from. |
| defleeceverb | To remove the fleece from. |
| fleshnoun | The soft tissue of the body, especially muscle and fat. |
| sloughnoun | The skin shed by a snake or other reptile. |
| peltnoun | The skin of an animal with the hair or wool on; either a raw or undressed hide, or a skin preserved with the hair or wool on it (sometimes worn as a garment with minimal modification). |
| degloveverb | To peel back the skin from part of the body as if removing a glove, especially as the result of an accident. |
| peelnoun | (usually uncountable) The skin or outer layer of a fruit, vegetable, etc. |
| scumnoun | (derogatory, slang) A reprehensible person or persons. |
| skinnoun | (uncountable) The outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human. |
| efflowerverb | (rare) To graze; (leatherworking) to remove the outer surface of (a skin) with a knife. |
| descalenoun | To remove the scales from a fish etc. |
| parenoun | A Bantu language spoken in Tanzania. |
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