skinned

/ (skɪnd) /

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adjective

stripped of the skin

having a skin as specified
(in combination)thick-skinned

keep one's eyes skinned or keep one's eyes peeled to watch carefully

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How to use skinned in a sentence

That officer believed my fair-skinned son was white, according to the traffic citation I examined.
What Would Happen if I Got in White Cop’s Face?|Goldie Taylor|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So there was that, but from the point and for her whole life, she was such a beautiful brown-skinned woman.
Inside the Lifetime Whitney Houston Movie’s Lesbian Lover Storyline|Kevin Fallon|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As he scribbled in his journal, “How to remain thin-skinned, vulnerable, and still alive?”
Why We Need Celebrity Scandals|Jessica Ferri|November 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For these self-righteous and thin-skinned folks, there are apparently limits to the liberal virtue of tolerance.
Pew Study: Americans Are Self-Segregating Amid Proliferating Partisan Media|John Avlon|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Some say it is used as a date-rape drug by dark-skinned men.
Chinese Getting Hooked on the Middle East's Favorite Drug|Brendon Hong|October 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The dead animal after being skinned is cut up and boiled in large cauldrons until the flesh is separated from the bones.
Elements of Agricultural Chemistry|Thomas Anderson
At its southwestern end we find the most long-headed, prognathous, frizzly-haired, dark-skinned race of mankind.
Man And His Ancestor|Charles Morris
At its northeastern end is the most round-headed, orthognathous, straight-haired, and yellow-skinned race.
Man And His Ancestor|Charles Morris
Toward sun-down when they had skinned the tiger, they found its length to be nine feet, not counting the tail.
Kari the Elephant|Dhan Gopal Mukerji
The brown-skinned, dark-haired man appeared in the entrance of the tent and spoke haltingly in English.
The Gold Trail|Harold Bindloss

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