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- [flens]
- /flɛns/
- /flenz/
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- [flens]
- /flɛns/
Definitions of flense word
- verb with object flense to strip the blubber or the skin from (a whale, seal, etc.). 1
- verb with object flense to strip off (blubber or skin). 1
- noun flense Slice the skin or fat from (a carcass, especially that of a whale). 1
- verb flense to strip (a whale, seal, etc) of (its blubber or skin) 0
- verb transitive flense to cut blubber skin from (a whale, seal, etc.) 0
- verb flense To strip the blubber or skin from, as from a whale, seal, etc. 0
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Origin of flense
First appearance:
before 1805 One of the 41% newest English words
1805-15; < Danish flense or Dutch flensen
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Parts of speech for Flense
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
flense popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
flense usage trend in Literature
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