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Hippopotamus :: Hippopotamus (n.) A large, amphibious, herbivorous mammal (Hippopotamus amphibius), common in the rivers of Africa. It is allied to the hogs, and has a very thick, naked skin, a thick and square head, a very large muzzle, small eyes and ears, thick and heavy body, and short legs. It is supposed to be the behemoth of the Bible. Called also zeekoe, and river horse. A smaller species (H. Liberiencis) inhabits Western Africa..

Emphractic :: Emphractic (a.) Having the quality of closing the pores of the skin.

Moleskin :: Moleskin (n.) Any fabric having a thick soft shag, like the fur of a mole; esp., a kind of strong twilled fustian..

Griskin :: Griskin (n.) The spine of a hog.

Sun-burner :: Sunburn (n.) The burning or discoloration produced on the skin by the heat of the sun; tan.

Fuzzy :: Fuzzy (n.) Furnished with fuzz; having fuzz; like fuzz; as, the fuzzy skin of a peach..

Drumhead :: Drumhead (n.) The parchment or skin stretched over one end of a drum.

Goatskin :: Goatskin (n.) The skin of a goat, or leather made from it..

Sammier :: Sammier (n.) A machine for pressing the water from skins in tanning.

Sock :: Sock (n.) The shoe worn by actors of comedy in ancient Greece and Rome, -- used as a symbol of comedy, or of the comic drama, as distinguished from tragedy, which is symbolized by the buskin..

Flay :: Flay (v. t.) To skin; to strip off the skin or surface of; as, to flay an ox; to flay the green earth..

Skinking :: Skinking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Skin.

Gaskins :: Gaskins (n.pl.) A horse's thighs.

Lenticula :: Lenticula (n.) A kind of eruption upon the skin; lentigo; freckle.

Shorling :: Shorling (n.) The skin of a sheen after the fleece is shorn off, as distinct from the morling, or skin taken from the dead sheep; also, a sheep of the first year's shearing..

Chigre :: Chigre (n.) A species of flea (Pulex penetrans), common in the West Indies and South America, which often attacks the feet or any exposed part of the human body, and burrowing beneath the skin produces great irritation. When the female is allowed to remain and breed, troublesome sores result, which are sometimes dangerous. See Jigger..

Rupia :: Rupia (n.) An eruption upon the skin, consisting of vesicles with inflamed base and filled with serous, purulent, or bloody fluid, which dries up, forming a blackish crust..

Rook :: Rook (n.) A European bird (Corvus frugilegus) resembling the crow, but smaller. It is black, with purple and violet reflections. The base of the beak and the region around it are covered with a rough, scabrous skin, which in old birds is whitish. It is gregarious in its habits. The name is also applied to related Asiatic species..

Exanthesis :: Exanthesis (n.) An eruption of the skin; cutaneous efflorescence.

Whitewash :: Whitewash (n.) Any wash or liquid composition for whitening something, as a wash for making the skin fair..

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