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TANNERY
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Workplace where skins and hides are tanned
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("tannery" is a kind of...):
work; workplace (a place where work is done)
Derivation:
tan (treat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert them into leather)