EXCO'RIATE, verb transitive [Low Latin excorio; ex and corium, skin, hide.]
To flay; to strip or wear off the skin; to abrade; to gall; to break and remove the cuticle in any manner, as by rubbing, beating, or by the action of acrid substances.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.