Unhair
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To remove hair from (something), especially from hide. transitive
"The sides, after being unhaired, are put in clean water over night, then green-shaved and put in a bate of hen manure four or five days."
- 2 To become free from hair. intransitive
"If the skin is soaked in an amine solution before being placed in the lime it unhairs at a faster rate, however, than if soaked in plain water, as shown in Table VII."
Example
More examples"The sides, after being unhaired, are put in clean water over night, then green-shaved and put in a bate of hen manure four or five days."
Etymology
From un- + hair.
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