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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Related topics: Industry
tannerytan‧ne‧ry /ˈtænəri/ noun (plural tanneries) [countable]  TIa place where animal skins are tanned (=made into leather by treating them with a special acid)
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tanneryThrough the kaftan market, bright with colours hanging outside, smelling leather and the not too distant tannery.On this particular evening he walked towards the tannery.I happened upon the tannery when I walked east along the coast towards the beginning of the Akrotiri peninsula.The tannery had the deserted aspect it always wore; it took very few workers to keep it productive.
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