[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

skin \skin\, v. t. imp.  p. p. skinned; p. pr.  vb. n.
   skinning.
   1. to strip off the skin or hide of; to flay; to peel; as, to
      skin an animal.
      1913 webster

   2. to cover with skin, or as with skin; hence, to cover
      superficially.
      1913 webster

            it will but skin and film the ulcerous place.
                                                  --shak.
      1913 webster

   3. to strip of money or property; to cheat. slang
      1913 webster
see also:
skinned skinning 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

skin
     n 1: a natural protective covering of the body; site of the sense
          of touch; "your skin is the largest organ of your body"
          syn: tegument, cutis
     2: the tissue forming the hard outer layer of e.g. a fruit
        syn: rind, peel
     3: an outer surface usually thin; "the skin of an airplane"
     4: body covering of a living animal syn: hide, pelt
     5: a person's skin regarded as their life; "he tried to save
        his skin"
     6: the rind of a fruit or vegetable syn: peel
     7: a bag serving as a container for liquids; it is made from
        the skin of an animal
     v 1: climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling syn: clamber, scramble,
           shin, shinny, struggle, sputter
     2: bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of; "the boy
        skinned his knee when he fell" syn: scrape
     3: remove the bark of a tree syn: bark
     4: strip the skin off; "pare apples" syn: peel, pare
     5: strike against an object; "she stubbed her one's toe in the
        dark and now it's broken" syn: stub, scrape, abrade
     also: skinning, skinned
see also:
tegument cutis rind peel hide pelt 
clamber scramble shin shinny struggle 
sputter scrape bark pare stub 
abrade skinning skinned 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

skinning
     see skin
see also:
skin 

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