skin back
C1 neutral separable transitive
In simple words
To peel or push back a piece of skin so you can see what's inside.
Literal meaning: To move skin backward or away from a surface — entirely literal.
Meanings
1 C1 neutral
To pull back the skin covering a part of the body or an animal, exposing the underlying tissue.
"The surgeon carefully skinned back the tissue to access the damaged tendon."
Grammar: separable
2 C1 neutral
To pull back the outer layer of a fruit, vegetable, or material.
"Skin back the husk to check whether the corn is ripe enough."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Primarily used in medical, anatomical, or agricultural contexts. Fairly technical and not common in everyday conversation. May refer to animal carcass preparation or surgical procedures.
Commonly used with
knuckle finger fruit carcass wound
Forms
Base
skin back
I/you/we/they
3rd person
skins back
he/she/it
Past simple
skined back
yesterday
Past participle
skined back
have + pp
-ing form
skining back
continuous
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