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skinned back

skinned back is the simple past and past participle of skin back.

Meaning of skin back

Verb

skin back (third-person singular simple present skins back, present participle skinning back, simple past and past participle skinned back)

  1. (ambitransitive) Retract (an envelope of skin or flesh, or an analogous protective sheath).
    • Check piston rod for scoring by skinning back protective rubber boot.1963 December, Morton J. Schultz, “Keep the Power in Power Steering” in Popular Mechanics (Popular Mechanics Company), ed. Don Dinwiddie, volume 120, № 6, page 168

Questions about skinned back

What is skinned back the simple past and past participle of?
Skinned back is the simple past and past participle of skin back.

Words near skinned back in the dictionary

  1. skinnable
  2. skinne
  3. skinned
  4. skinned a flint
  5. skinned and grinned
  6. skinned back
  7. skinned over
  8. skinned someone alive
  9. skinned the cat
  10. skinned the lamb
  11. skinned up

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