flense

Meanings

• Noun

  A large, sharp knife used for cutting blubber from a whale or seal.

  - "He used a flense to remove the blubber from the whale."
  - "The hunter sharpened his flense before setting out to sea."

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Pronunciation

1. /flɛns/
   
   
   
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Synonyms

flay , fleece , skin

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Variants

List of all variants of flense that leads to same result
flense , flensed , flenses , flensing

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Etymology

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From Middle English flensen, to scrape or shave.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'flense' comes from the Middle English word 'flensen', which means 'to scrape' or 'to shave'.

2. The flense knife was once an essential tool for early mariners and whalers, who relied on the blubber for fuel and other essentials.

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Related Concepts

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1. Blubber: A layer of fat under the skin of some marine animals, such as whales and seals, which is used for energy and insulation.

2. Whaling: The hunting and processing of whales for their meat, blubber, and other products.

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Culture

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In whaling culture, the flense knife is an essential tool for obtaining the blubber, which is then rendered into oil for fuel and other uses.

How to Memorize "flense"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a large, sharp knife being used to cut blubber from a whale or seal.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'flense' with 'whale' and 'blubber'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering that 'flense' is the knife used to 'flense' the blubber from a whale.

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