"deskinment" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: deskinments [plural]
Etymology: deskin + -ment Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|deskin|ment}} deskin + -ment Head templates: {{en-noun}} deskinment (plural deskinments)
  1. (West Africa, transitive) The act of deskinning. Tags: Africa, West, transitive Synonyms: destoolment
    Sense id: en-deskinment-en-noun-tftmVCiJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ment, West African English

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2006, Abudulai Yakubu, The Abudu-Andani crisis of Dagbon: a historical and legal perspective of the Yendi skin affairs, page 23",
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        "(West Africa, transitive) The act of deskinning."
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