Definitions

1. verb

to cut or strip off the skin or blubber of (an animal, especially a whale) for oil or other purposes

“The whalers flensed the whale and extracted its valuable oil.”

2. verb

to remove the skin or blubber from (an animal, especially a whale) for oil or other purposes

“The fishermen flensed the whale and sold the oil at market.”

3. noun

the act of cutting or stripping off the skin or blubber of (an animal, especially a whale) for oil or other purposes

“The crew performed the flensing of the whale and extracted its valuable oil.”