KJV WORD OF THE DAY:

FLAY, verb transitive [Gr. whence bark, rind; probably a contracted word.]

1. To skin; to strip off the skin of an animal; as, to flay an ox.

2. To take off the skin or surface of any thing. [Not used.]

First occurrence in the Bible(KJV): Leviticus 1:6 And he shall flay the burnt offering, and cut it into his pieces.