deflesh

English

Etymology

From de- +‎ flesh

Verb

deflesh (third-person singular simple present defleshes, present participle defleshing, simple past and past participle defleshed)

1. to remove the flesh from
   • 1982, Christopher Carr, Handbook on soil resistivity surveying, page 284:

     Bifacially retouched knives used to deflesh hides and to cut meat or skin can be distinguished by their edge angle and partially by their shape.