Flay

[flay]

Definition

To skin, peel, or strip off skin/surface.

Example Sentences

Patois:
Flay off di skin from di yam before yuh bwoil it.
English:
Strip off the skin from the yam before you boil it.

Patois:
Di hot sun will flay yuh skin if yuh stay out too long.
English:
The hot sun will peel your skin if you stay out too long.

Usage Tip

Dialectal verb for peeling skin or stripping bark/peelings off root crops.

Patois Synonym: peel
English Synonym: peel; skin; strip

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