tanyard

American  

[tan-yahrd] / ˈtænˌyɑrd /

noun

1. an area of a tannery set aside for the operation of tanning vats.

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Etymology

Origin of tanyard

tan ¹ + yard ²

Example Sentences

The double event would give him abundant time in which to make a reconnoissance of his enemy's position and then return to Croye to resume his position in Messer Hugolin's tanyard.

From The Doomsman by Sutphen, Van Tassel

He spoke Russian, he knew leather, and he could ignore the smells of a tanyard; these facts entitled him to a livelihood.

From The Second Class Passenger Fifteen Stories by Gibbon, Perceval

Inside the fence was a tanyard and house at some distance and a very nice log house where Mr. Hudson lived.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 5 by Work Projects Administration

In the 'Knights' the air fairly reeks with the smell of leather and the tanyard.

From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 2 by Mabie, Hamilton Wright

The next day John Smith entered the tanyard, not this time slinking in as a thief in the darkness, but introduced by the master himself as an engaged workman.

From A Book of Quaker Saints by Hodgkin, L. V. (Lucy Violet)