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skin back en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (ambitransitive) Retract (an envelope of skin or flesh, or an analogous protective sheath).
    • Proceed rearward from the incision at the anus, cutting the anal canal just above the opening and skinning back to the point just forward of the tail quills. 1969, Gerald J. Grantz, Home Book of Taxidermy and Tanning (Stackpole Books), chapter 4: “Mounting Birds”, pages 65–66
    • He hacked at the head, skinning back the lips to get at the teeth. 2010, Billie Sue Mosiman, chapter 19, in Gold Rush Dream, self-published:
    • “I’ve never touched a man before,” Kyle whispered, skinning back the foreskin. 2006, Mark Wildyr, “Survivor”, in John Patrick, John Butler, editors, Wild + Willing, STARbooks Press, page 243:
    • Check piston rod for scoring by skinning back protective rubber boot. 1963 December, Morton J. Schultz, “Keep the Power in Power Steering” in Popular Mechanics (Popular Mechanics Company), ed. Don Dinwiddie, volume 120, № 6, page 168

Forms

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skinning back Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
skins back Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
skinned back Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
skinned back Tense=Past lexicographic