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flensing

/ˈflɛn.sɪŋ/

flensingnoun

Translations

разделка

The flensing of the whale was a gruesome task.

Разделка кита была ужасной задачей.

Additional translations

снятие шкуры

обработка

Definitions

The act of stripping blubber or skin from a whale or other marine animal.

The crew spent hours engaged in the flensing of the whale to harvest its valuable blubber.

Synonyms

flensingadjective

more flensing

Comp.

most flensing

Super.

/ˈflen.sɪŋ/

/ˈflɛn.sɪŋ/

Used attributively to describe tools or activities connected with the removal of blubber or skin from marine animals.

Definitions

Relating to or used for the removal of blubber or skin from whales or other marine animals.

A flensing knife must be razor-sharp to cut through thick whale blubber.

Synonyms

flenseverb

flensing

Gerund

flensed

Past Simple

flensed

Past Participle

flensing

Gerund

/flɛnz/

Translations

сдирать

The hunters flense the whale to obtain its blubber.

Охотники сдирают кожу с кита, чтобы добыть его жир.

Additional translations

обдирать

разделывать

Definitions

To strip the blubber or skin from a whale, seal, etc.

The crew worked tirelessly to flense the whale after it was brought aboard.

Figuratively, to remove or strip away something thoroughly or ruthlessly; to cut down to the essentials.

The editor flensed unnecessary words from the manuscript.

Synonyms