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Skinning, a gerund from the verb to skin, commonly refers to the act of skin
Skin

The skin is the outer covering of the body, also known as the epidermis. It is the largest organ of the integumentary system made up of multiple layers of epithelial biological tissue, and guards the underlying muscles, bones, ligaments and organ s....
 removal. Skinning is often done with a hunting knife
Hunting knife

A hunting knife is a knife used during hunting....
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The process is usually done with dead animals, mainly as preparation for consumption of the meat beneath and/or use for the fur
Fur

Fur is a Hair of any non-human mammal, also known as the pelage. It may consist of short ground hair, long guard hair, and, in some cases, medium awn hair....
. The skin can also be used as a trophy or a simple proof of the kill to collect a premium from health, agricultural, or other authorities, in the case of a species that has been declared a pest.

Skinning can also be performed on live humans as a form of corporal punishment
Corporal punishment

Corporal punishment is the deliberate infliction of pain intended to punish a person or change his/her behavior. Historically speaking, most forms of punishment, whether in judicial, domestic, or educational settings, were corporal in basis....
, known as flaying
Flaying

Flaying is the removal of skin from the body. Generally, an attempt is made to keep the removed portion of skin intact....
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Skinning, a gerund from the verb to skin, commonly refers to the act of skin
Skin

The skin is the outer covering of the body, also known as the epidermis. It is the largest organ of the integumentary system made up of multiple layers of epithelial biological tissue, and guards the underlying muscles, bones, ligaments and organ s....
 removal. Skinning is often done with a hunting knife
Hunting knife

A hunting knife is a knife used during hunting....
.

The process is usually done with dead animals, mainly as preparation for consumption of the meat beneath and/or use for the fur
Fur

Fur is a Hair of any non-human mammal, also known as the pelage. It may consist of short ground hair, long guard hair, and, in some cases, medium awn hair....
. The skin can also be used as a trophy or a simple proof of the kill to collect a premium from health, agricultural, or other authorities, in the case of a species that has been declared a pest.

Skinning can also be performed on live humans as a form of corporal punishment
Corporal punishment

Corporal punishment is the deliberate infliction of pain intended to punish a person or change his/her behavior. Historically speaking, most forms of punishment, whether in judicial, domestic, or educational settings, were corporal in basis....
, known as flaying
Flaying

Flaying is the removal of skin from the body. Generally, an attempt is made to keep the removed portion of skin intact....
. As the removal of all (or most) of a person's skin is terminal, as well as extremely painful, this is a brutal method of capital punishment
Capital punishment

Capital punishment, the death penalty or execution, is the killing of a person by procedural law for Punishment#Retribution and Punishment#Incapacitation....
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See also

  • Scalping
    Scalping

    Scalping is the act of removing the scalp, usually with the hair, as a portable proof or trophy of prowess in war. Scalping is also associated with frontier warfare in North America, and was widely practiced by Indigenous peoples of the Americas, colonists, and frontiersmen over centuries of violent conflict....