filleting

American  

[fil-i-ting] / ˈfɪl ɪ tɪŋ /

noun

Building Trades.

1. material, as mortar, used as a substitute for flashing.

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Etymology

Origin of filleting

First recorded in 1590–1600; fillet + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

At first, the farewell - and then the filleting.

From BBC

Panelo worked at Mutual Fish in the 1980s, one of many cutters filleting and deboning “smelt by the hundreds of pounds,” a fish not many other markets sold at that time.

From Seattle Times

He wasn’t there long, however, Conklin told the Statesman, because Kohberger didn’t show himself to be very personable with customers and also wasn’t improving at filleting the fish.

From Seattle Times

Remove any remaining white pith from each piece with a sharp knife and a filleting motion.

From Seattle Times

But those were mostly the function of an offense unable to hit shots, not a filleting of one of the NBA’s top defenses, as Adebayo had done.

From Los Angeles Times