deglove
v.— «Donohue…now has scalp cuts down to his skull and skin torn from parts of his body in what doctors call a “de-gloving injury,” meaning his skin came off like stripping off a tight glove.» —“Terror Ride Car drags bicyclist; crowd corners driver” by Gale Scott Newday (Long Island, N.Y.) June 1, 1993. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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