"unskin" meaning in English

See unskin in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: unskins [present, singular, third-person], unskinning [participle, present], unskinned [participle, past], unskinned [past]
Etymology: From un- + skin. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|skin}} un- + skin Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} unskin (third-person singular simple present unskins, present participle unskinning, simple past and past participle unskinned)
  1. (transitive) To remove the skin from. Tags: transitive Synonyms: skin

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To remove the skin from."
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