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skinning back

skinning back is the present participle and gerund 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 skinning back

What is skinning back the present participle and gerund of?
Skinning back is the present participle and gerund of skin back.

Words near skinning back in the dictionary

  1. skinniness
  2. skinninesses
  3. skinning
  4. skinning a flint
  5. skinning and grinning
  6. skinning back
  7. skinning someone alive
  8. skinning the cat
  9. skinning the lamb
  10. skinning up
  11. Skinningrove

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