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deskinment en · NOUN

Etymology

From deskin + -ment.

Meanings

  1. (Africa, West, transitive) The act of deskinning.
    • This committee preferred deskinment charges against the Ya Na, which was sent for him for his response, with a copy to the government. 2006, Abudulai Yakubu, The Abudu-Andani crisis of Dagbon: a historical and legal perspective of the Yendi skin affairs, page 23:

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Antonyms

enskinment

Synonyms

destoolment