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flense

American  
[flens] / flɛns /
Also flench

verb (used with object)

flensed, flensing

  1. to strip the blubber or the skin from (a whale, seal, etc.).

  2. to strip off (blubber or skin).

flense British  
/ flɛns, flɪntʃ, flɛntʃ /

verb

  1. (tr) to strip (a whale, seal, etc) of (its blubber or skin)

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Other Word Forms

  • flenser noun

Etymology

Origin of flense

1805–15; < Danish flense or Dutch flensen

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