tannery
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7.5
- noun
- /ˈtænəri/
:
curtiduría
- I followed Frau Rendenbach through the tannery, which had been started by her husband's great-grandfather in 1871.
- a local tannery
Examples
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When he grows up, he can take over the tannery.
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The park area now called Liberty Lands was an abandoned tannery site and had previously been considered a toxic Superfund site by the EPA.
Academic text (2002) -
The water comes from the tannery down to the Springs.
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At another point, he worked in his father's tannery.
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The leather from that tannery is biodegradable.
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They learned what leathers are used in the tannery and which animals they come from.
Academic text (2007) -
The waste runoff from the local tannery is contaminating the water, causing serious illness to the townspeople and tourists.
Blog text (32) -
Centuries later, the area was used for a Byzantine charnel house and, later, for a tannery, the lined masonry vats of which are still preserved.
Academic text (2007) -
Her wealthy father, Morten Kiil (Michael Siberry), is the owner of a tannery that has caused the pollution, further complicating matters.
Blog text (7) -
At another point, he worked in his father's tannery.
How Big
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7.5
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Tannery comes from the old word tan, which named the bark used to 'make leather' from animal skins. So a tannery is the place where people 'tan' skins and turn them into leather.