bark [barked, barking, barks](to strip the bark from, to peel) verb [UK: bɑːk] [US: ˈbɑːrk]I think John has been barking up the wrong tree. = Creo que John está descortezando el árbol equivocado.
decorticate [decorticated, decorticating, decorticates](peel or remove the bark, husk or outer layer from something) verb [UK: dɪˈk.ɔː.tɪk.eɪt] [US: diːˈk.ɔːr.təˌk.eɪt]