flenser

== English == === Etymology === From Danish flense or Dutch vlensen, perhaps from Proto-Germanic *flintaz-, from Proto-Indo-European *splind- (“to split, cleave”), from *(s)plei- (“to split”).[1]. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɛnsə(ɹ) === Noun === flenser (plural flensers) One who flenses (cuts blubber from a whale carcass) ==== Translations ==== === References === “flense”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Flenser”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC. Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “flense”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. === Anagrams === Fleners, Flesner, fresnel