flense (verb)

1. In the anime, the brave whale hunter used a sharp knife to flense the blubber from the giant sea creature.

2. The minimalist design of the modern house featured large windows that flensed the boundaries between indoor and outdoor spaces.

3. In some religious rituals, it is believed that the act of flensing symbolizes purification and the removal of sins.

4. The horror novel described a gruesome scene where the deranged killer flensed the skin from their victims as a twisted form of punishment.