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flense
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flense  (flns)
tr.v. flensed, flens·ing, flens·es
To strip the blubber or skin from (a whale, for example).
[Norwegian.]
flenser n.
flense [flɛns], flench [flɛntʃ], flinch [flɪntʃ]
vb
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Fishing) (tr) to strip (a whale, seal, etc.) of (its blubber or skin)
[from Danish flense; related to Dutch flensen]
flenser , flencher, flincher n
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Verb1.flense - strip the blubber or skin from (a whale or seal)
get rid of, remove - dispose of; "Get rid of these old shoes!"; "The company got rid of all the dead wood"


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