unskin en · VERB
Etymology
From un- + skin.
Meanings
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(transitive) To remove the skin from.
We continue to unskin the neck, and pass the head from within the skin, with the help of a scalpel. We unskin the head as far as the end of the nose, taking care to cut the ears as near as possible to the skull; […]
1823, Sarah Lee, Taxidermy, page 27:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unskinned | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unskinned | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| unskinning | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unskins | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |