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filleting

American

[fil-i-ting] / ˈfɪl ɪ tɪŋ /

noun

Building Trades.

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

Etymology

Origin of filleting

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

Example Sentences

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At first, the farewell - and then the filleting.

From BBC • Oct. 28, 2025

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 • Feb. 26, 2023

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 • Nov. 12, 2021

Five fish cutters worked alongside one another, gutting, scaling and filleting just-purchased seafood, from 10-inch bream to burly grouper and hog snapper longer than an adult’s arm.

From New York Times • Jan. 11, 2021

By the time four bells struck, Sefia was exhausted, but she could wield her Vision with the precision of a filleting knife.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

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