strip off the skin

From LSJ

ἐνίοτε οἱ οἰκέται εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν ἐλαύνουσιν αὐτούς → sometimes the slaves ride them into the sea

Source

English > Greek (Woodhouse Extra)

δέρειν, ἀποδέρειν, ἐκδέρειν