dehairv.
/diːˈhɛː/ transitive. To remove the hair from (a skin), to unhair.
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > uncovering > uncover or remove covering from [verb (transitive)] > strip or make bare > strip of hair
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1902 Mod. Amer. Tanning I. 37 When [sulphide of sodium is] used in conjunction with lime a very satisfactory process is obtained which results in the skins being dehaired..in much less time.
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deˈhairer n.
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1921 Dict. Occup. Terms (1927) §338 Unhairer (tannery); dehairer; (i) a beam man who spreads hides or skins on wooden beam; scrapes hair, by hand, with two-handled knife; (ii) passes hides or skins from lime pits, between unhairing machine, removing hairs.
deˈhairing n.
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1959 Chambers's Encycl. XIII. 456/2 The hide or skin..after de-hairing is immersed in liquors made from chromium salts.
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