flay

• "It is the part of a good shepherd to shear, not flay, the sheep Is that from Virgil?" —  The Judgment of Eve
• No more Keats, I entreat:--flay him alive; if some of you don't, I must skin him myself. —  Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 4 (of 6) With His Letters and Journals
• And nowe holdeth the fylde [field] they take the other prysoners And they brynge them to deth and ete them and as the deed [dead] is eten then fley [flay] they the rest. —  Great Epochs in American History, Volume I. Voyages Of Discovery And Early Explorations: 1000 A.D.-1682
• If you only knew how many times she has threatened to 'shake the life out of' me, and to 'be the death of me', and to 'flay' me 'alive,' you would know the value of her words Well, young Ishmael, you are the best judge of that matter, at least. —  Ishmael In the Depths
• Spit a whole Pigg and rost it till it will flay, then take it off the Spit, and take off the Skin, and lard it with Hogs Lard; season it with Pepper, Salt, Nutmeg and Sage, then lay it into your Pie upon some Butter, then lay on some large Mace, and some more Butter, and close it and bake it: It is either good hot or cold 251. —  The Queen-like Closet or Rich Cabinet Stored with all manner of rare receipts for preserving, candying and cookery. Very pleasant and beneficial to all ingenious persons of the female sex

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