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skins back

skins back is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 skins back

What is skins back the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Skins back is the third-person singular simple present indicative of skin back.

Words near skins back in the dictionary

  1. skinpopping
  2. skinpops
  3. skins
  4. skins a flint
  5. skins and grins
  6. skins back
  7. skins someone alive
  8. skins the cat
  9. skins the lamb
  10. skins up
  11. skinsful

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