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- noun Plural form of
skin .. - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
skin .
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Examples
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Baker tells us, "not to neglect the _skins_ these animals cast off three times before they begin to spin; for the eyes, mouth, teeth, ornaments of the head, and many other parts may be discovered better in the _cast_-off skins than in the real animal."
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 381, July 18, 1829 Various
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I notice that rack of pork skins is running empty, did her giant ass inhale them or did she buy a few bags to sprinkle on her breakfast cereal?
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The Dutch detected a tall indicate of land during what is right widely separated called Gray's Ferry, as good as finished it in to a trading place for beaver skins from a internal Indians.
Archive 2009-11-01 admin 2009
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The Dutch detected a tall indicate of land during what is right widely separated called Gray's Ferry, as good as finished it in to a trading place for beaver skins from a internal Indians.
Philadelphia Reflections: Shakspere Society of Philadelphia admin 2009
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As regards the skins from the mountain, you shall be waited on by
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Red wines are made with the skins … material on the skins is directly contributed to the wine (this is from where some of the yeast for “natural” fermentations comes).
Rocks for shocks: geologists don’t “debunk” terroir; minerality questioned | Dr Vino's wine blog 2009
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Oh, and we can't forget And what the hell is up with Portlanders 'thin skins about constructive criticism?
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It is said, at this time, while we fled with fear at our hearts, that the yellow-haired sea wanderer put into the Pribyloffs, right to the factory, and while the part of his men held the servants of the company, the rest loaded ten thousand green skins from the salt-houses.
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Is there an outbreak of some virus that suddenly causes thin skins among commenters?
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It is said, at this time, while we fled with fear at our hearts, that the yellow-haired sea wanderer put into the Pribyloffs, right to the factory, and while the part of his men held the servants of the company, the rest loaded ten thousand green skins from the salt-houses.
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