skin
noun
the external covering or integument of an animal body, especially when soft and flexible.
has skinned
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present perfectof skin (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The company has skinned back plans for Google Fiber, which delivers rapid Internet service in 10 metro areas.
From Reuters ● Jun. 27, 2017
The young Athabascan artist has skinned thousands of fish.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 3, 2015
The storm has skinned layers of film from city life, and in this little corner of New York, you could follow Midnight’s trot backward through decades.
From New York Times ● Nov. 16, 2012
I know this is something like paternalism, but don't you think Opportunity has skinned its knuckles about enough knocking at our door?'
From The Gentle Grafter by H. C. Greening
It has been very heavy travelling, over rotten ground, and tearing through thick wood and scrub, which has skinned our legs from the knees to the ankles and caused no little pain.
From Explorations in Australia The Journals of John McDouall Stuart by John McDouall Stuart
