Definition of FLENSE

flense

Verb

Verb Forms: flensed, flensing, flenses

  • To strip blubber or skin from a whale or carcass.
  • strip the blubber or skin from (a whale or seal)
  • To strip the blubber or skin from, as from a whale, seal, etc.

Examples

  • You might have to flense your rack of all high-point letters to form a bingo.

Origin / Etymology

From Danish flense (now spelled flænse).

Synonyms

flay, fleece, skin

Scrabble Score: 9

flense: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
flense: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
flense: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

flense: valid Words With Friends Word