skinless

[ skin-lis ]
/ ˈskɪn lɪs /

adjective

deprived of skin: a skinless carcass.
(of frankfurters or sausages) having no casing.

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decorum
the act of or need for making up one's mind.
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Origin of skinless

First recorded in 1300–50, skinless is from the Middle English word skinles. See skin, -less

Words nearby skinless

skinflint, skinful, skinhead, skink, skinking, skinless, skinned, skinner, skinner box, skinner, b. f., skinnerian
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