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deskinment

deskinment noun: the act of deskinning.

Noun

deskinment (plural deskinments)

  1. (Africa, West, transitive) The act of deskinning.
    • This committee preferred deskinment charges against the Ya Na, which was sent for him for his response, with a copy to the government.2006, Abudulai Yakubu, The Abudu-Andani crisis of Dagbon: a historical and legal perspective of the Yendi skin affairs, page 23
    Synonyms:
    destoolment

Synonyms of deskinment

Antonyms

Forms of deskinment

pluraldeskinments

Origin of deskinment

From deskin + -ment.

Questions about deskinment

What does deskinment mean?
Deskinment means the act of deskinning.
What part of speech is deskinment?
Deskinment is a noun.
What is the plural of deskinment?
The plural of deskinment is deskinments.

Words near deskinment in the dictionary

  1. deskillers
  2. deskilling
  3. deskills
  4. deskin
  5. desking
  6. deskinment
  7. deskinments
  8. deskinned
  9. deskinning
  10. deskins
  11. desklamp

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