flense
(verb) strip the blubber or skin from (a whale or seal)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
flense (third-person singular simple present flenses, present participle flensing, simple past and past participle flensed)
To strip the blubber or skin from, as from a whale, seal, etc.
• flay, fleece, skin
Source: Wiktionary
Flense, v. t. Etym: [Cf. Dan. flense, D. vlensen, vlenzen, Scot. flinch.]
Definition: To strip the blubber or skin from, as from a whale, seal, etc. the flensed carcass of a fur seal. U. S. Census (1880).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
1 May 2025
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