flesher

[ flesh-er ]

/ ˈflɛʃ ər /

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noun

a person who fleshes hides.

a tool for fleshing hides.

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Origin of flesher

First recorded in 1325–75, flesher is from the Middle English word fleshour.See flesh, -er¹

Words nearby flesher

flerovium, flesh, flesh and blood, flesh color, fleshed, flesher, flesh fly, fleshhook, fleshings, fleshly, fleshment

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How to use flesher in a sentence

Colonel Flesher came out of his office, watching the last stage with open-mouthed amazement.
Ticktock and Jim|Keith Robertson
After two more successful and uneventful trips driving cattle to town, Colonel Flesher offered Jim an additional job.
Ticktock and Jim|Keith Robertson
Colonel Flesher came out of his weighing shed, which also served as his office, and greeted Jim.
Ticktock and Jim|Keith Robertson
There were few calls for his services from the general public, and even Colonel Flesher had no cattle to be driven to market.
Ticktock and Jim|Keith Robertson

The baddish boy had obtained them in his sister's name and at her expense, at the flesher's, and claimed credit for his affection.
Christie Johnstone|Charles Reade

British Dictionary definitions for flesher

flesher

/ (ˈflɛʃə) /

noun

a person or machine that fleshes hides or skins

Scot a person who sells meat; butcher

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