• The external membranous integument of an animal. • The hide of an animal, separated from the body, whether green, dry, or tanned; especially, that of a small animal, as a calf, sheep, or goat. • A vessel made of skin, used for holding liquids. See Bottle, 1. • The bark or husk of a plant or fruit; the exterior coat of fruits and plants. • That part of a sail, when furled, which remains on the outside and covers the whole. • 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. • To strip off the skin or hide of; to flay; to peel; as, to skin an animal. • To cover with skin, or as with skin; hence, to cover superficially. • To strip of money or property; to cheat. • To become covered with skin; as, a wound skins over. • To produce, in recitation, examination, etc., the work of another for one's own, or to use in such exercise cribs, memeoranda, etc., which are prohibited.