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Past tense of verb "to skin" #8050757 01/15/24 07:29 PM 01/15/24 07:29 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 11,251 Oregon beaverpeeler OP trapper
beaverpeeler OP trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 11,251 Oregon	I see some of us using "skun" instead of skinned for the past participle. How many think that is right? Last edited by beaverpeeler; 01/15/24 07:32 PM. My fear of moving stairs is escalating!

Re: Past tense of verb "to skin" [Re: beaverpeeler] #8050758 01/15/24 07:31 PM 01/15/24 07:31 PM
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 34,928 Central, SD Law Dog trapper
Law Dog trapper Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 34,928 Central, SD	Regional term in some places. Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that! Jerry Herbst

Re: Past tense of verb "to skin" [Re: beaverpeeler] #8050759 01/15/24 07:31 PM 01/15/24 07:31 PM
Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 17,740 Central Oregon AntiGov trapper
AntiGov trapper Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 17,740 Central Oregon	Skun is exclusive to good old trappers Last edited by AntiGov; 01/15/24 07:32 PM. Report a post club - Non member

Re: Past tense of verb "to skin" [Re: beaverpeeler] #8050760 01/15/24 07:32 PM 01/15/24 07:32 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 29,899 williamsburg ks D danny clifton "Grumpy Old Man"
danny clifton "Grumpy Old Man" D Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 29,899 williamsburg ks	im going to skin i done skint it Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)

Re: Past tense of verb "to skin" [Re: AntiGov] #8050761 01/15/24 07:32 PM 01/15/24 07:32 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 11,251 Oregon beaverpeeler OP trapper
beaverpeeler OP trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 11,251 Oregon	Originally Posted by AntiGov Skun is exclusive to good old trappers But grammatically correct? My fear of moving stairs is escalating!

Re: Past tense of verb "to skin" [Re: beaverpeeler] #8050764 01/15/24 07:33 PM 01/15/24 07:33 PM
Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 227 Hebron Nebraska R RickA trapper
RickA trapper R Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 227 Hebron Nebraska	Both are grammatically correct.

Re: Past tense of verb "to skin" [Re: beaverpeeler] #8050765 01/15/24 07:34 PM 01/15/24 07:34 PM
Joined: May 2011 Posts: 16,612 Oakland, MS yotetrapper30 trapper
yotetrapper30 trapper Joined: May 2011 Posts: 16,612 Oakland, MS	Of course is ain't. ~~Proud Ultra MAGA~~

Re: Past tense of verb "to skin" [Re: beaverpeeler] #8050767 01/15/24 07:34 PM 01/15/24 07:34 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 25,657 Georgia warrior trapper
warrior trapper Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 25,657 Georgia	Skun applies to trappers. Skint is getting taken or whooped.

Re: Past tense of verb "to skin" [Re: RickA] #8050769 01/15/24 07:35 PM 01/15/24 07:35 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 11,251 Oregon beaverpeeler OP trapper
beaverpeeler OP trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 11,251 Oregon	Originally Posted by RickA Both are grammatically correct. Can you provide some proof? My fear of moving stairs is escalating!

Re: Past tense of verb "to skin" [Re: beaverpeeler] #8050770 01/15/24 07:36 PM 01/15/24 07:36 PM
Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 17,740 Central Oregon AntiGov trapper
AntiGov trapper Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 17,740 Central Oregon	Originally Posted by beaverpeeler Originally Posted by AntiGov Skun is exclusive to good old trappers But grammatically correct? Prolly not Report a post club - Non member

Re: Past tense of verb "to skin" [Re: beaverpeeler] #8050786 01/15/24 07:48 PM 01/15/24 07:48 PM
Joined: Oct 2023 Posts: 220 Ohio B bleeohio trapper
bleeohio trapper B Joined: Oct 2023 Posts: 220 Ohio	I always thought it was skunt or skunned? Have to think a little bit on that one.

Re: Past tense of verb "to skin" [Re: beaverpeeler] #8050791 01/15/24 07:51 PM 01/15/24 07:51 PM
Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 16,382 Iowa ~ADC~ The Count
~ADC~ The Count Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 16,382 Iowa	Originally Posted by beaverpeeler Originally Posted by RickA Both are grammatically correct. Can you provide some proof? Guess your google is broken? https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skun

Re: Past tense of verb "to skin" [Re: beaverpeeler] #8050800 01/15/24 08:00 PM 01/15/24 08:00 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 11,251 Oregon beaverpeeler OP trapper
beaverpeeler OP trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 11,251 Oregon	...So dialectal past tense of "to skin" is "skun" according to Merriams. Which basically means it is not grammatically correct but in some areas a lot of people employ its use anyway. Kind of like "ain't" right? My fear of moving stairs is escalating!

Re: Past tense of verb "to skin" [Re: beaverpeeler] #8050813 01/15/24 08:16 PM 01/15/24 08:16 PM
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Boco trapper B Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 45,527 james bay frontierOnt.	Like some people call a lynx a link,unless there is more than one then they call it links. One link two links. Last edited by Boco; 01/15/24 08:17 PM. Forget that fear of gravity-get a little savagery in your life.

Re: Past tense of verb "to skin" [Re: beaverpeeler] #8050817 01/15/24 08:19 PM 01/15/24 08:19 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,719 Williamsport, Pa. J jk trapper
jk trapper J Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,719 Williamsport, Pa.	Anything written here is correct. Trappers don't lie......jk Free people are not equal. Equal people are not free. What's supposed to be ain't always is. Hopper Hunter

Re: Past tense of verb "to skin" [Re: beaverpeeler] #8050819 01/15/24 08:21 PM 01/15/24 08:21 PM
Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 3,897 Wisconsin E Eagleye trapper
Eagleye trapper E Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 3,897 Wisconsin	“Skun” is not a proper word in the English language, whereas “skinned” is the correct past tense of the verb “skin.” “Skinned” refers to the act of removing the skin from...

Re: Past tense of verb "to skin" [Re: beaverpeeler] #8050837 01/15/24 08:39 PM 01/15/24 08:39 PM
Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,849 Michigan M Michigander trapper
Michigander trapper M Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,849 Michigan	Skunt, skant, skint or skinned.

Re: Past tense of verb "to skin" [Re: beaverpeeler] #8050852 01/15/24 08:54 PM 01/15/24 08:54 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 20,086 SEPA L Lugnut trapper
Lugnut trapper L Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 20,086 SEPA	Skint is British slang for broke (destitute). We used to call a tightwad a skinflint. Eh...wot?

Re: Past tense of verb "to skin" [Re: beaverpeeler] #8050865 01/15/24 09:07 PM 01/15/24 09:07 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 7,193 Wisconsin M Moosetrot trapper
Moosetrot trapper M Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 7,193 Wisconsin	I'll check with my Gramma...she'll know. Moosetrot

Re: Past tense of verb "to skin" [Re: beaverpeeler] #8050892 01/15/24 09:34 PM 01/15/24 09:34 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 199 central Iowa D Dean Mitchell trapper
Dean Mitchell trapper D Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 199 central Iowa	A human is the only critter that can be skinned more than once! Dean Mitchell

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