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tannery

[ tan-uh-ree ]

noun

plural tanneries.
  1. a place where tanning tanning tan is carried on.


tannery

/ ˈæəɪ /

noun

  1. a place or building where skins and hides are tanned
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of tannery1

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; tan 1, -ery
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Carlson’s adoptive father, a tannery manager, died when he was 12.

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As a counterpoint, when Paul makes the same boast to the hiring manager at the local tannery, she circles “unskilled labor.”

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A: My family owned a tannery in Turkey, so I was born into the business.

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The Cantonese migrants worked in carpentry and the ship-fitting industry, while the Hakka Chinese worked in the tannery and food business.

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Meanwhile, many York cases centred around artisans in the same profession, such as fights between tannery workers or glove-makers.

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