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Meaning of skin back | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

Retract (an envelope of skin or flesh, or an analogous protective sheath).

ambitransitive

Examples

“Check piston rod for scoring by skinning back protective rubber boot.”
“Proceed rearward from the incision at the anus, cutting the anal canal just above the opening and skinning back to the point just forward of the tail quills.”
““I’ve never touched a man before,” Kyle whispered, skinning back the foreskin.”
“He hacked at the head, skinning back the lips to get at the teeth.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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