green-shaving

noun

The action of scraping the flesh side of an untanned hide.

Meanings

noungreen-shaving (countable and uncountable, plural green-shavings)

plural green-shavings

  1. countableuncountableThe action of scraping the flesh side of an untanned hide.
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of green-shave
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APA

green-shaving. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/green-shaving

MLA

“green-shaving.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/green-shaving. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “green-shaving,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/green-shaving.

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