Flesh, flesh, s

the soft, solid, muscular part of an animal body; animal food,indistinction from vegetable; the bodies of beasts and birds used as food, distinct from fish; the body, as distinguished from the soul; animal nature; animals of all kinds; mankind; human nature; bodily appetites; a carnal unrenewed state; human nature as it is, without God; the present state of existence; kindred; the soft pulpy substance of fruit [Bot.]: v.a.to train to an appetite for, as hawks or dogs, by feeding them with the first game they take; to harden; to accustom;to satiate. To be one flesh, to be closely united, as in marriage. An arm of flesh, human strength or aid.