skinning
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English
[edit]Verb
[edit]skinning
- present participle and gerund of skin
Adjective
[edit]skinning
- (Ireland, colloquial, regarding the weather) exceptionally cold
Noun
[edit]skinning (plural skinnings)
- The act of removing the skin, as for example from animals killed for meat, hides, and furs.
- 2003, David T. Pudlevitcz, Blood of the Dragon:
- I had seen many decapitations and skinnings, impalings and crucifixions […]
Coordinate terms
[edit]- (carcass processing): plucking, field dressing, slaughtering, butchering
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]act of removing skin