From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Skin \Skin\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Skinned; p. pr. & vb. n.
Skinning.]
1. To strip off the skin or hide of; to flay; to peel; as, to
skin an animal.
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2. To cover with skin, or as with skin; hence, to cover
superficially.
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It will but skin and film the ulcerous place.
--Shak.
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3. To strip of money or property; to cheat. [Slang]
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