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Definition of Flay
1. Verb. Strip the skin off.
Definition of Flay
1. v. t. To skin; to strip off the skin or surface of; as, to flay an ox; to flay the green earth.
Definition of Flay
1. Verb. (transitive UK dialectal Northern England Scotland) To cause to fly; put to flight; drive off (by frightening). ¹
2. Verb. (transitive UK dialectal Northern England Scotland) To frighten; scare; terrify. ¹
3. Verb. (intransitive UK dialectal Northern England Scotland) To be fear-stricken. ¹
4. Noun. (UK dialectal Northern England Scotland) A fright; a scare. ¹
5. Noun. (UK dialectal Northern England Scotland) Fear; a source of fear; a formidable matter; a fearsome or repellent-looking individual. ¹
6. Verb. to strip skin off ¹
7. Verb. to lash ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Flay
1. to strip off the skin of [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Flay
1. To skin; to strip off the skin or surface of; as, to flay an ox; to flay the green earth. "With her nails She 'll flay thy wolfish visage." (Shak) Origin: OE. Flean, flan, AS. Flean; akin to D. Vlaen, Icel. Fla, Sw. Fla, Dan. Flaae, cf. Lith. Ples to tear, plyszti, v.i, to burst tear; perh. Akin to E. Flag to flat stone, flaw. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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