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flensing

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The act of one who flenses; the operation of stripping off blubber.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

verb

Meaning 2

present participle and gerund of flense

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

Examples

  • 1968, Bryce Walton, Harpoon Gunner, Thomas Y. Crowell Company, NY (1968), page 59, All he knew about flensing knives was that they were used to strip blubber from whale carcasses.

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