EXCORTICATING

Verb

excorticating

present participle of excorticate

Source: Wiktionary


EXCORTICATE

Ex*cor"ti*cate, v. t. Etym: [L. ex out, from + cortex, corticis, bark.]

Definition: To strip of bark or skin; to decorticate. [Obs.] "Excorticate the tree." Evelyn.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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