tannery

noun — 2 senses

tannery

noun

/ˈtænəɹi/

Etymology From tan + -ery; compare Old French tannerie.

1

A place where people tan hides to make leather.

  • The River Avon divides the village in two, and at its centre is a tannery, built in 1918 and still in use, with its frontage on the river bank.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 155, about Downton, Wilts:
2

The business of a tanner.

Related terms
tanner, tan

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