Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Skin \Skin\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Skinned}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Skinning}.]
   1. To strip off the skin or hide of; to flay; to peel; as, to
      skin an animal.

   2. To cover with skin, or as with skin; hence, to cover
      superficially.

            It will but skin and film the ulcerous place.
                                                  --Shak.

   3. To strip of money or property; to cheat. [Slang]

Source : WordNet®

skin
     n 1: a natural protective covering of the body; site of the sense
          of touch; "your skin is the largest organ of your body"
          [syn: {tegument}, {cutis}]
     2: the tissue forming the hard outer layer (of e.g. a fruit)
        [syn: {rind}, {peel}]
     3: an outer surface (usually thin); "the skin of an airplane"
     4: body covering of a living animal [syn: {hide}, {pelt}]
     5: a person's skin regarded as their life; "he tried to save
        his skin"
     6: the rind of a fruit or vegetable [syn: {peel}]
     7: a bag serving as a container for liquids; it is made from
        the skin of an animal
     [also: {skinning}, {skinned}]

skin
     v 1: climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling [syn: {clamber}, {scramble},
           {shin}, {shinny}, {struggle}, {sputter}]
     2: bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of; "The boy
        skinned his knee when he fell" [syn: {scrape}]
     3: remove the bark of a tree [syn: {bark}]
     4: strip the skin off; "pare apples" [syn: {peel}, {pare}]
     5: strike against an object; "She stubbed her one's toe in the
        dark and now it's broken" [syn: {stub}, {scrape}, {abrade}]
     [also: {skinning}, {skinned}]

skinning
     See {skin}