skinned

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With the help of neighbors, he skinned it, securing enough meat for the entire settlement for several days.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

It was her husband returning from the day's hunt, a large plastic bag in hand containing a skinned seal.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

A magnificent hummus, silky from skinned chickpeas, can stand alone in its glory.

From Salon • Aug. 5, 2025

"I think I've got a lot of privilege, because I'm quite a light skinned woman of colour," she says.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2025

Partly because he was dressed in his wedding outfit—a crude kilt and shoulder-wrap, stitched together from baby-blue tuxedoes, as if the he'd skinned an entire wedding party.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan