-shə(r) noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from flesh + -er
1. Scotland : a meat seller : butcher
2.
a. : a primitive implement (as of bone or stone often with serrated edges) for fleshing hides
b. : a curved knife or other device used for fleshing skins or hides
3. : a worker who fleshes hides or pelts with a fleshing knife or a fleshing machine
4. : the inner layer of a split sheepskin generally tanned for chamois