"deflesh" meaning in English

See deflesh in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: defleshes [present, singular, third-person], defleshing [participle, present], defleshed [participle, past], defleshed [past]
Etymology: From de- + flesh. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|flesh}} de- + flesh Head templates: {{en-verb}} deflesh (third-person singular simple present defleshes, present participle defleshing, simple past and past participle defleshed)
  1. (transitive) To remove the flesh from someone or something. Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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