(nautical) That part of a sail, when furled, which remains on the outside and covers the whole.
(nautical) The covering, as of planking or iron plates, outside the framing, forming the sides and bottom of a vessel; the shell; also, a lining inside the framing.
Verb
(transitive) To injure the skin of.
(transitive) To remove the skin and/or fur of an animal or a human.
(computing) To apply a skin to (a computer program).
(Britain, soccer, transitive) To use tricks to go past a defender.
(intransitive) To become covered with skin.
(transitive) To cover with skin, or as if with skin; hence, to cover superficially.
(US, slang, archaic) To produce, in recitation, examination, etc., the work of another for one's own, or to use cribs, memoranda, etc., which are prohibited.
(slang, dated) To strip of money or property; to cheat.
