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How to pronounce tannery in English?

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Type Words
Type of work, workplace
Derivation tan

Examples of tannery

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He bought a tannery and exported leather, as well as sesame, cotton and sorghum.
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Mitchell believes his property also had a tannery and a flour mill at one time.
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In 1805, the family moved to Hudson, Ohio, where Owen Brown opened a tannery.
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Pabst closed its brewery in 1996, and the tannery closed the following year.
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In the other, the former tannery has been transformed into the public areas.
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Outbuildings on the grounds include a blacksmith shop, tannery, privy and smokehouse.
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The 4590-square-metre tannery site sold to its current owners in late 2009.
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Tannery also became an important industry, and leather goods one of Bern's main exports.
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The doctor discovers that the water is contaminated by the local tannery.
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More examples
  • Workplace where skins and hides are tanned
  • The Tannery is the debut novel by British actress Sherrie Hewson. The novel was written as part of a BBC TV series called Murder Most Famous of which she won the chance for her competing work to be published. The series was hosted by Minette Walters. The book was release in March 2009.
  • (Tanneries) Tanning is the process of making leather, which does not easily decompose, from the skins of animals, which do. Often this uses tannin, an acidic chemical compound. Coloring may occur during tanning. A tannery is the term for a place where these skins are processed.
  • To dream of a tannery, denotes contagion and other illness. Loss in trade is portended. To dream that you are a tanner, denotes that you will have to engage in work which is not to your taste, but there will be others dependent upon you. ...
  • If you have a dream of purchasing leather from a tannery then you will find a loss in friendships but you will enjoy a measure of success in your enterprise. ...