ḥāśaf חָשַׂף ‘to strip’ (Hebrew)

Etymology^?: a primitive root

ḥāśaf v
1) to strip, strip off, lay bare, make bare, draw out
 1a) (Qal)
  1a1) to strip off
  1a2) to strip, lay bare
  1a3) to draw (water), skim, take from the surface