peel, trim, pare down, whittle, skin, peel off, decorticate, deglove, cut off, cut away, more...

paring, peeling, trimming, slicing, dicing, mincing, skewering, simmering, more...

french, great, pre, com, famous, bal, fare, celebrated, sharp, old, most

peel the skin from,   do some paring,   whittle (down),   shave down,   remove a peel,   skin it,   skin to,   whittle off,   to whittle down