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(1):

(n.) The hide of an animal, separated from the body, whether green, dry, or tanned; especially, that of a small animal, as a calf, sheep, or goat.

(2):

(n.) That part of a sail, when furled, which remains on the outside and covers the whole.

(3):

(v. t.) To strip of money or property; to cheat.

(4):

(n.) The external membranous integument of an animal.

(5):

(n.) The covering, as of planking or iron plates, outside the framing, forming the sides and bottom of a vessel; the shell; also, a lining inside the framing.

(6):

(n.) A vessel made of skin, used for holding liquids. See Bottle, 1.

(7):

(n.) The bark or husk of a plant or fruit; the exterior coat of fruits and plants.

(8):

(v. t.) To strip off the skin or hide of; to flay; to peel; as, to skin an animal.

(9):

(v. i.) To produce, in recitation, examination, etc., the work of another for one's own, or to use in such exercise cribs, memeoranda, etc., which are prohibited.

(10):

(v. i.) To become covered with skin; as, a wound skins over.

(11):

(v. t.) To cover with skin, or as with skin; hence, to cover superficially.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Skin'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/skin.html. 1828.
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