What is "skinning"

Skin \Skin\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Skinned; p. pr. & vb. n. Skinning.]

1. To strip off the skin or hide of; to flay; to peel; as, to skin an animal.

2. To cover with skin, or as with skin; hence, to cover superficially.

   It will but skin and film the ulcerous place.
   --Shak.

3. To strip of money or property; to cheat. [Slang]

1. (label en Ireland colloquial regarding the weather) exceptionally cold n. The act of removing the skin. v

2. (present participle of skin English)

1. n. a natural protective covering of the body; site of the sense of touch; "your skin is the largest organ of your body" [syn: tegument, cutis]

2. the tissue forming the hard outer layer (of e.g. a fruit) [syn: rind, peel]

3. an outer surface (usually thin); "the skin of an airplane"

4. body covering of a living animal [syn: hide, pelt]

5. a person's skin regarded as their life; "he tried to save his skin"

6. the rind of a fruit or vegetable [syn: peel]

7. a bag serving as a container for liquids; it is made from the skin of an animal

8. [also: skinning, skinned]

1. v. climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling [syn: clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, struggle, sputter]

2. bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of; "The boy skinned his knee when he fell" [syn: scrape]

3. remove the bark of a tree [syn: bark]

4. strip the skin off; "pare apples" [syn: peel, pare]

5. strike against an object; "She stubbed her one's toe in the dark and now it's broken" [syn: stub, scrape, abrade]

6. [also: skinning, skinned]

See skin

Skinning is the act of skin removal. The process is done with animals, mainly as a means to prepare the muscle tissues beneath for consumption or for use of the fur or tanning of the skin. The skin may also be used as a trophy, sold on the fur market, or, in the case of a declared pest, used as proof of kill to obtain a bounty from a government health, agricultural, or game agency.

Two common methods of skinning are open skinning and case skinning. Typically large animals are open skinned and smaller animals are case skinned.

Skinning, when it is performed on live humans as a form of capital punishment or murder, is referred to as flaying.

Skinning may refer to:

• Skinning, removing the skin, usually from a dead animal
• Skinning (film), a 2010 Serbian film

In computing:

• Surface representation used to draw a character in skeletal animation in 3D computer graphics and computer animation
• Creating a " skin" or " theme" to change the appearance of a computer program or website

In sports:

• In Association Football, refers to an attacking player beating a defender with pace or skill

Skinning is a 2010 Serbian film directed by Stevan Filipović. It premiered on 6 October 2010 in Sava Centar in Belgrade.