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Flense Flεns Flench Flεntʃ Flinch Flɪntʃ Vb Tr

Front flense
Back flense
[flεns]
or flench [flεntʃ] or flinch [flɪntʃ]
vb (tr)
to strip (a whale, seal, etc.) of (its blubber or skin)

Etymology:
C19 from Danish flense; related to Dutch flensen
Derived words:
flenser, flencher or flincher n

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