Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To remove the hair or wool from, as hides or skins.
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Examples
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They set their logs at an angle against the trunks of two willow trees (close, so they could work side by side) and used chert scrapers to dehair the hides.
The Dark Tower King, Stephen 2004
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Flayers dry, dehair, and treat the hides with simple preservatives and sell to middlemen in bulk.
Strategic Management in Developing Countries Case Studies James E. Austin 2000
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Flayers dry, dehair, and treat the hides with simple preservatives and sell to middlemen in bulk.
Strategic Management in Developing Countries Case Studies James E. Austin 2000
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Don’t ask me how it happens; I don’t know; all I know is that I regularly had to dehair both boys when changing their diapers.
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As our herd of cattle has increased we might slaughter several of them, so that we can dehair the pelts and tan them all at the same time; then we need some contrivances to enable us to determine the location of our island; and also to afford a means to measure distances in traveling, because, I presume, you are just as anxious as ever to know what we have on the island. "
The Wonder Island Boys: Exploring the Island Roger Thompson Finlay
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