Skin

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·vi To become covered with skin; as, a wound skins over.

II. Skin ·noun A vessel made of skin, used for holding liquids. ·see Bottle, 1.

III. Skin ·vt To strip of money or property; to Cheat.

IV. Skin ·vt To cover with skin, or as with skin; hence, to cover superficially.

V. Skin ·noun The external membranous integument of an Animal.

VI. Skin ·noun The bark or husk of a plant or fruit; the exterior coat of fruits and plants.

VII. Skin ·noun That part of a sail, when furled, which remains on the outside and covers the whole.

VIII. Skin ·noun The hide of an animal, separated from the body, whether green, dry, or tanned; especially, that of a small animal, as a calf, sheep, or goat.

IX. Skin ·vt To strip off the skin or hide of; to Flay; to Peel; as, to skin an Animal.

X. Skin ·noun The covering, as of planking or iron plates, outside the framing, forming the sides and bottom of a vessel; the shell; also, a lining inside the framing.

XI. Skin ·vi To produce, in recitation, examination, ·etc., the work of another for one's own, or to use in such exercise cribs, memeoranda, ·etc., which are prohibited.

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