papers — a substance made from wood pulp, rags, straw, or other fibrous material, usually in thin sheets, used to bear writing or printing, for wrapping things, etc.
skins — the external covering or integument of an animal body, especially when soft and flexible.
tans — to convert (a hide) into leather, especially by soaking or steeping in a bath prepared from tanbark or synthetically.
whips — to beat with a strap, lash, rod, or the like, especially by way of punishment or chastisement; flog; thrash: Criminals used to be whipped for minor offenses.
