flenser

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English

Etymology

From Danish flense or Dutch vlensen, perhaps from Proto-Germanic *flintaz-, from Proto-Indo-European *splind- (“to split, cleave”), from *(s)plei- (“to split”)..

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɛnsə(ɹ)

Noun

flenser (plural flensers)

One who flenses (cuts blubber from a whale carcass)

Translations

one who flenses

German: Flenser m

References

“flense”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “flense”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

Fleners, Flesner, fresnel

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