excorticate /eks-körˈti-kāt/

To strip the bark off

excorticāˈtion noun

• curl
• curled
• curled-pate
• curler
• curlers
• curlew
• curlew-berries
• curlew-berry
• curlews
• curlicue
• curlicues
• curlier
• curliest
• curliewurlie
• curliness
• curlinesses
• curling
• curling irons
• curling pond
• curling ponds
• curlings
• curling-stone
• curling-stones
• curling tongs
• curl one's lips