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To strip of bark or skin; to decorticate.

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Definitions

  1. v. t. To strip of bark or skin; to decorticate.
  2. To strip of bark or skin; to decorticate. [Obs.] "Excorticate the tree." Evelyn.
  3. To strip of bark or skin; to decorticate. [Obs.] "Excorticatethe tree." Evelyn.
  4. v. t. To strip of bark or skin; to decorticate.