(n.) The external membranous integument of an animal.
(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.
(n.) A vessel made of skin, used for holding liquids. See Bottle,
1.
(n.) The bark or husk of a plant or fruit; the exterior coat of
fruits and plants.
(n.) That part of a sail, when furled, which remains on the
outside and covers the whole.
(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.
(v. t.) To strip off the skin or hide of; to flay; to peel; as, to
skin an animal.
(v. t.) To cover with skin, or as with skin; hence, to cover
superficially.
(v. t.) To strip of money or property; to cheat.
(v. i.) To become covered with skin; as, a wound skins over.
(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.
