tanyard

American  

[tan-yahrd] / ˈtænˌjɑrd /

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

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tanyard

It was the noon spell on a day in late October, and Constans sat on the river end of the long wooden pier at the tanyard eating his luncheon of bread and bacon scraps.

From The Doomsman by Sutphen, Van Tassel

So Robespierre's voice and person may have been maligned, just as Aristophanes may have been a calumniator when he accused Cleon of having an intolerably loud voice and smelling of the tanyard.

From Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 1 of 3) Essay 1: Robespierre by Morley, John

He is exactly the same as he was when he filled office of Financial Secretary; doubtless the same as when he looked after his tanyard in Yorkshire.

From Punch, Or The London Charivari, Volume 102, March 26, 1892 by Various

Cart-loads of this offal were also lying about the dooryard, and had been trampled into and mixed up with the mud until the whole outfit stunk like a tanyard.

From Cruisings in the Cascades A Narrative of Travel, Exploration, Amateur Photography, Hunting, and Fishing by Shields, George O.

His story was as follows:— A shoemaker, whose health would not permit him to pursue his own trade, obtained work in a tanyard at Penybont, near Corwen. 

From Welsh Folk-Lore a Collection of the Folk-Tales and Legends of North Wales by Owen, Elias