sculping

[ skuhl-ping ]

noun

, Newfoundland.

1. the act of cutting the skin and its adhering fat from the body of a seal.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sculping¹

1810–20; sculp the skin of a seal with the blubber attached (perhaps a convergence of Irish scealbóg layer of flesh, slice, scealp, scealb slice, fragment, splinter, with English scalp ) + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Then followed the "sculping," or skinning, which was despatched with marvellous rapidity.

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I see you've given up your painting and sculping to do this!

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Thus, towards evening, when the work was over save the sculping and lashing, dusk caught them unaware.

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I guess I won't go into the sculping business, for I find I'm no hand at making figgers.

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