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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).
flense
/ flɛntʃ; flɛns; flɪntʃ /
verb
- tr to strip (a whale, seal, etc) of (its blubber or skin)
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Derived Forms
- ˈflenser, noun
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Other Words From
- flenser noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of flense1
1805–15; < Danish flense or Dutch flensen
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Word History and Origins
Origin of flense1
C19: from Danish flense ; related to Dutch flensen
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Example Sentences
I scarcely believe that in the course of the day we met with a single piece of ice large enough to flense a seal upon.
From Project Gutenberg
It took us two hours to kill our first whale, and four to flense it.
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