to bate
9.9
To soak animal skins in a special liquid to soften them and remove chemicals
- verb
- /beɪt/
- Specialized
:
curtir
- If you don't bate the leather properly, it may remain stiff and difficult to dye.
Examples
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The workers bate the hides in a special solution.
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The tannery bated the hides overnight to ensure all residues were removed.
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Before further processing, the workers bate the animal skins in large wooden vats.
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He bated the leather to prepare it for tanning.
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Before using the leather, you should bate it to ensure it is soft and pliable.
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The tanner will bate the deer hide to remove any remaining chemicals from the tanning process.
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To prepare the skin, they plan to bate it in a special solution overnight.
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word bate, used for treating skins, comes from an old idea of soaking them to soften them. A helpful way to remember it is to think of giving a hide a bath in a special solution, which is what bating does to make leather soft.
