tannery
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tan·ner·y
(tăn'ə-rē) 
n., pl., -ies.
An establishment where hides are tanned.
n., pl., -ies.
An establishment where hides are tanned.
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[MC]
An industrial area where animal hides (raw hides) are converted into leather by soaking in a liquid containing tannic acid or by the use of mineral salts. Archaeologically, tanneries of whatever scale are represented by one or more large pits or soaking vessels, together with such ancillary buildings or structures as were used for preparing and storing the hides and finished leather.
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