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fleshing

The correct spelling is fleshing.

How to pronounce fleshing

verb

IPA: /ˈflɛʃɪŋ/

Say it like: Fle-shi-ng

The correct spelling is fleshing. To reward (a hound, bird of prey etc.) with flesh of the animal killed, to excite it for further hunting; to train (an animal) to have an appetite for flesh.

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Definition

verb

  1. 1.To reward (a hound, bird of prey etc.) with flesh of the animal killed, to excite it for further hunting; to train (an animal) to have an appetite for flesh.
  2. 2.To bury (something, especially a weapon) in flesh.
  3. 3.To inure or habituate someone in or to a given practice.
  4. 4.To glut.
  5. 5.To put flesh on; to fatten.

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