Definition
Definition of flensing - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
whalingTECH. removal of fat or outer layer from a large sea animalTECH.
- Flensing took place on the deck soon after the whale was secured.
Adjective
1.
marine processTECH. related to removing blubber from marine animalsTECH.
- The flensing tools were sharp and efficient.
2.
whalingTECH. resembling the appearance after blubber removalTECH.
- The flensing look of the carcass was unsettling.
Origin of flensing
Dutch, flensen (to strip the blubber)
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whaling
cutting tool for flensing whales
Examples of flensing in a sentence
Before dawn, the crew prepared tools for flensing the catch at sea. Flensing knives are essential for the whaling crew. The flensing process requires skilled workers. The flensing appearance of the whale was disturbing. Observers noted the flensing state of the remains.
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- French:découennage, de dépouillage, ...
- German:Speckschneiden, abschälend, ...
- Italian:scuoiatura, di sventramento, ...
- Spanish:despiece, de despiece, ...
- Portuguese:esfola, desgorduramento, ...
- Chinese:剥脂, 剥脂的, ...
- Japanese:脂皮はぎ, 脂肪取りの, ...
- Arabic:تَسْلِيخُ الْحُوت, سَلْخ, ...
- Hebrew:פְּשִׁיטַת שׁוּמָן, קָשׁוּר לְהַסָּרַת שְׁמָן מִחַיּוֹת יָמִיוֹת, ...
- Russian:разделка, фленсинговый, ...
- Ukrainian:фленсування, фленсувальний, ...
- Hindi:बड़ी समुद्री मछली की खाल और चर्बी उतारने की प्रक्रिया, फ्लेंसिंग, ...
Definition of flense - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
whalingDated strip the blubber or skin from a whale or other large animalDated
- Fishermen used sharp tools to flense the whale quickly on the dock..
- The crew began to flense the massive whale.
- They had to flense the seal to harvest its blubber.
Origin of flense
Dutch, flensen (to strip blubber)
View all translations of flense
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- French:dépouiller, ...
- German:häuten, ...
- Italian:scuoiare, ...
- Spanish:despellejar, ...
- Portuguese:esfolar, ...
- Chinese:剥取脂肪, ...
- Japanese:皮を剥ぐ, ...
- Arabic:سَلَخَ, ...
- Hebrew:לְהַפְשִׁיט, ...
- Russian:снимать шкуру, ...
- Ukrainian:здирати шкіру, ...
- Hindi:चमड़ा उतारना, ...
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