tannery
Americannoun
noun
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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
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
July 26 on surveillance video, showing her riding her scooter in the sprawling Tannery Arts Center.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 21, 2015
Tannery or not, the land might have been taken from us.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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