Meaning & use
flayer
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A person or thing that flays, meaning one who strips off skin or an outer covering.
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In the old legend, the flayer was a monstrous figure who terrified the villagers.
The tool functioned as a kind of flayer, stripping bark cleanly from the logs.
A note on using this word
This word is rare in everyday use and appears mostly in older texts, mythology, or fantasy writing; it comes directly from the verb 'flay,' meaning to strip off skin or covering.
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