flesher

noun

flesh·​er

-shə(r)

plural -s

1

Scottish : a meat seller : butcher

2

a

: a primitive implement (as of bone or stone often with serrated edges) for fleshing hides

b

: a curved knife or other device used for fleshing skins or hides

3

: a worker who fleshes hides or pelts with a fleshing knife or a fleshing machine

4

: the inner layer of a split sheepskin generally tanned for chamois

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from flesh + -er

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