flense
[ flens ]
verb (used with object),flensed, flens·ing.
to strip the blubber or the skin from (a whale, seal, etc.).
to strip off (blubber or skin).
Origin of flense
11805–15; <Danish flense or Dutch flensen
- Also flench [flench], /flɛntʃ/, flinch.
Other words from flense
- flenser, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for flense
flense
flench (flɛntʃ) or flinch (flɪntʃ)
/ (flɛns) /
verb
(tr) to strip (a whale, seal, etc) of (its blubber or skin)
Origin of flense
1C19: from Danish flense; related to Dutch flensen
Derived forms of flense
- flenser, flencher or flincher, noun
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