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flay

(transitive, Britain dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To cause to fly; put to flight; drive off (by frightening).
(transitive, Britain dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To frighten; scare; terrify.
(intransitive, Britain dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To be fear-stricken.
Synonyms:

“We then flay the skin off by hand, using the knife but taking great care not to damage the skins, else they become worthless.”

“He stopped the horses, jerked the man off his saddle, and proceeded to half-flay him with a blacksnake whip he carried.”

“Just as drama critics flay the drawing-room comedy, so the 'pink' film critic shows no mercy to the average Hollywood or Pinewood product.”

flay

“We then flay the skin off by hand, using the knife but taking great care not to damage the skins, else they become worthless.”

“He stopped the horses, jerked the man off his saddle, and proceeded to half-flay him with a blacksnake whip he carried.”

“Just as drama critics flay the drawing-room comedy, so the 'pink' film critic shows no mercy to the average Hollywood or Pinewood product.”

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“It seemed almost as if he was being flayed alive and his flesh seared away, layer by layer.”

“His carcass was also flayed, the skin torn into pieces and sold as souvenirs.”

“The men moved in among the densely packed animals, smashed skulls with five-foot hickory clubs and flayed the twitching corpses.”

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