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flense (fl

ns)

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]

(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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Verb

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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