tanbark
American-
the bark of the oak, hemlock, etc., bruised and broken by a mill and used especially in tanning hides.
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a surface covered with pieces of tanbark, especially a circus ring.
noun
Etymology
Origin of tanbark
Example Sentences
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Pity’s talent, which she seems to make up on the spot, is being able to eat anything, which she proves by picking up a handful of tanbark bits and swallowing them, splinters and all.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2022
It's sunny and earthbound at once, with scents of wild raspberries and tanbark, with an earthy bottom note — that's the Carignane, announcing itself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2017
Even the tanbark had changed color, to a bright blue.
From Time Magazine Archive
On the tanbark trail, the top status symbol is a private stateroom in the circus train.
From Time Magazine Archive
Steps hurried by anxiety carried him to the building, where the great roof was festively draped with bunting and where the smell of tanbark came up fresh to the nostrils.
From The Tempering by Charles Neville Buck
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