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transitive. To remove the scales from (fish, etc.).
transitive. To clean (fish, etc.) from scales.
transitive. To divest of husk or shell; †to clean (a fish) of spines.
transitive. To remove the shell or carapace from (a shrimp, crayfish, etc.).