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tannery (n.)

c. 1400, "process of tanning," from Old French tannerie (13c.) or a native formation from tan (v.) + -ery. Meaning "place where tanning is done" is from 1736, perhaps from tanner (n.1) + -y (2).

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Definitions of tannery from WordNet

tannery (n.)
workplace where skins and hides are tanned;
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