tannery

noun

tan·​nery ˈta-nə-rē How to pronounce tannery (audio)
ˈtan-rē
plural tanneries
: a place where tanning is carried on

Examples of tannery in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The range was fully carbon neutral from field to shop floor and all bags were created in Mulberry’s Somerset factories with leather from a tannery in Germany that measures, reduces and offsets its carbon emissions. Samantha Conti, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019 Milwaukee: The Good Land Long before Europeans built their breweries and tanneries here, Native tribes including the Fox, Ho-Chunk, Mascouten, Menominee, Ojibwe, Sauk and Potawatomi called the area home, some using the land as a council grounds. Chelsey Lewis, Journal Sentinel, 1 July 2024 In fact, the brand works closely with several tanneries in Igualada, a city near Barcelona, to source all its leather. Andre Claudio, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019 The town’s decline started decades ago as the lumber mills and tannery shops started closing. Tim Craig, Washington Post, 23 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for tannery 

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Word History

First Known Use

1694, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tannery was in 1694

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“Tannery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tannery. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

tannery

noun
tan·​nery ˈtan-(ə-)rē How to pronounce tannery (audio)
plural tanneries
: a place where hides are tanned

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