flensing

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noun

The act of one who flenses; the operation of stripping off blubber.

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tonguing
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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of flense

    1968, Bryce Walton, Harpoon Gunner, Thomas Y. Crowell Company, NY (1968), page 59, All he knew about flensing knives was that they were used to strip blubber from whale carcasses.

nounflensing (plural flensings)

plural flensings

  1. The act of one who flenses; the operation of stripping off blubber.

    Synonyms: tonguing

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe act of one who flenses; the operation of stripping off blubber.

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tonguing
Cite this entry
APA

flensing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flensing

MLA

“flensing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flensing. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flensing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flensing.

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