1. plural of flesher: butchers who prepare meat by removing flesh from bones
Usage: archaic; British
2. plural of flesher: tools used for scraping flesh from animal hides in leather preparation
Usage: technical

Examples

• The medieval fleshers worked in the market square preparing meat for sale.
• Traditional fleshers used sharp knives to separate meat from bone.
• The tannery workers used fleshers to clean the animal hides.
• Old fleshers were made of metal with wooden handles.
• The leather craftsman sharpened his fleshers before beginning work.
• Historical records show fleshers were important tradesmen in early towns.