tannery

American

[tan-uh-ree] / ˈtæn ə ri /

noun

plural

tanneries

a place where tanning is carried on.

tannery British

/ ˈtænərɪ /

noun

a place or building where skins and hides are tanned

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Etymology

Origin of tannery

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at tan ¹, -ery

Example Sentences

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On a rainy Sunday, we perused the stalls at the Newburyport Farmers’ Market, which operates from the Tannery Marketplace — a retail center built in a restored mill.

From Washington Post • Aug. 26, 2021

Poore and his apparel company, Mission Driven, which creates merchandise for animal lovers, accomplished the ambitious goal with help from Celsius Tannery – a tanning salon chain in Kansas City.

From Fox News • Aug. 26, 2021

In Wells Tannery, he helps organize a car show to benefit the community park.

From Washington Times • Aug. 24, 2019

Tannery Bend Beerworks, a nanobrewery and tasting room inside a refurbished tannery, makes tiny batches of classic ales and pilsners as well as experimental varieties.

From New York Times • Jun. 21, 2018

Tannery or not, the land might have been taken from us.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya

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