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: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)