debarker; bark-stripping machine
A machine used in forestry or wood processing to remove bark from logs.
At the sawmill, they use a debarker to strip the bark off the logs.
Refers to a peeler for fruits or vegetables, not a heavy machine for logs.
Standard kanji spelling for a debarking machine.
Variant omitting okurigana ぎ; less common but still used.
Uses the traditional form 剝 instead of 剥; rarely seen in modern writing.
Combines the traditional 剝 with the okurigana omission; very rare.
Compound of 皮 (かわ, 'bark, skin'), 剥ぎ (はぎ, the continuative form of 剥ぐ 'to peel, strip'), and 機 (き, 'machine').