skin
noun
the external covering or integument of an animal body, especially when soft and flexible.
had skinned
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past perfectof skin.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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In 45 minutes, well ahead of the other two competitors, she had skinned and eviscerated her sheep and was cleaning intestines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2021
Villa had skinned both of his elbows during an earlier beach event, and later told his family that he was thinking about dropping out of pledge altogether, said Mark Castañeda, another of Villa’s cousins.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2014
De Guzman then failed to connect with a Wayne Routledge cross after the winger had skinned Jon Walters down the left to cap a first half lacking in quality.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 19, 2013
Dave, like me, had skinned his knee and his elbow, but he was smiling.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2012
The remaining problems in calutron design were merely engineering, he declared, a cat he had skinned dozens of times.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
