filleting
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of filleting
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
In the women’s draw it is being generated by a mix of old and young aspirants after the filleting of the top 10 which left only seventh seed Karolina Pliskova upright after six days.
From The Guardian • Jul. 8, 2018
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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