Today's wwftd is... decorticate

[msesheta]

The worthless word for the day is: decorticate

[fr. L. decorticare, to remove the bark from]

1) to remove the bark or outer layer; peel
2) to remove the outer layer or covering (of an organ or structure)

"He said he'd once used the device to partially decorticate a meth dealer who'd been bothering Mr. Aaron."
- Carl Hiassen, Star Island (2010)

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