flensing
ˈflɛnsɪŋ
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.
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Adjective

1.
marine processTECH.related to removing blubber from marine animalsTECH.
  • The flensing tools were sharp and efficient.
blubbering skinning stripping
2.
whalingTECH.resembling the appearance after blubber removalTECH.
  • The flensing look of the carcass was unsettling.
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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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  1. French:découennage, de dépouillage, ...
  2. German:Speckschneiden, abschälend, ...
  3. Italian:scuoiatura, di sventramento, ...
  4. Spanish:despiece, de despiece, ...
  5. Portuguese:esfola, desgorduramento, ...
  6. Chinese:剥脂, 剥脂的, ...
  7. Japanese:脂皮はぎ, 脂肪取りの, ...
  8. Arabic:تَسْلِيخُ الْحُوت, سَلْخ, ...
  9. Hebrew:פְּשִׁיטַת שׁוּמָן, קָשׁוּר לְהַסָּרַת שְׁמָן מִחַיּוֹת יָמִיוֹת, ...
  10. Russian:разделка, фленсинговый, ...
  11. Ukrainian:фленсування, фленсувальний, ...
  12. Hindi:बड़ी समुद्री मछली की खाल और चर्बी उतारने की प्रक्रिया, फ्लेंसिंग, ...
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Definition of flense - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.
whalingDatedstrip 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.
skin strip
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Origin of flense

Dutch, flensen (to strip blubber)

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  1. French:dépouiller, ...
  2. German:häuten, ...
  3. Italian:scuoiare, ...
  4. Spanish:despellejar, ...
  5. Portuguese:esfolar, ...
  6. Chinese:剥取脂肪, ...
  7. Japanese:皮を剥ぐ, ...
  8. Arabic:سَلَخَ, ...
  9. Hebrew:לְהַפְשִׁיט, ...
  10. Russian:снимать шкуру, ...
  11. Ukrainian:здирати шкіру, ...
  12. Hindi:चमड़ा उतारना, ...

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