flense

[ flens ]

verb (used with object)

, flensed, flens·ing.

1. to strip the blubber or the skin from (a whale, seal, etc.).
2. to strip off (blubber or skin).

flense

/ flɛns; flɪntʃ; flɛntʃ /

verb

1. tr to strip (a whale, seal, etc) of (its blubber or skin)

Derived Forms

• ˈflenser, noun

Other Words From

• flenser noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of flense¹

1805–15; < Danish flense or Dutch flensen

Word History and Origins

Origin of flense¹

C19: from Danish flense ; related to Dutch flensen

Example Sentences

I scarcely believe that in the course of the day we met with a single piece of ice large enough to flense a seal upon.

From Project Gutenberg

It took us two hours to kill our first whale, and four to flense it.

From Project Gutenberg