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Word: Flesh
Speech Type: Noun
Old English flǣsc, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vlees and German Fleisch
flɛʃ
the soft substance consisting of muscle and fat that is found between the skin and bones of a human or an animal
Short Definition:muscle tissue and fat in body
Examples:- she grabbed Anna's arm, her fingers sinking into the flesh
Word: Flesh
Speech Type: Verb
flɛʃ
put weight on
Short Definition:put weight on
Examples:- he had fleshed out to a solid 220 pounds
stimulate (a hound or hawk) to hunt by feeding it a piece of flesh from a recently killed animal
Short Definition:stimulate hound or hawk to hunt by feeding it flesh
Examples:- I have fleshed my bloodhound
remove the flesh adhering to (a skin or hide)
Short Definition:remove flesh adhering to hide etc.
Examples:- chemicals remove the hair and preserving salts, and then the hides are fleshed
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