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Flay

To skin; to strip off the skin or surface of; as, to flay an ox; to flay the green earth.

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Pare 76% connected

To cut off, or shave off, the superficial substance or extremities of; as, to pare an apple; to pare a horse's hoof.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Peel 76% connected

A small tower, fort, or castle; a keep.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Skin 76% connected

The external membranous integument of an animal.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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