transitive. Tanning. To place (hides) in a pile in order to sweat them and cause the hair to come off. Cf. piling, n.2 2.
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| 释义 | society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with skins > work with skins [verb (transitive)] > convert to leather > specific processes in tanning (3) pile1773 transitive. Tanning. To place (hides) in a pile in order to sweat them and cause the hair to come off. Cf. piling, n.2 2. handle1824 transitive. Tanning. To agitate (a hide) while it is being soaked in weak tanning liquor. Cf. handler, n.1 3. Now historical. to lay away1885 transitive. Tanning. To place (hides) flat in a vat to steep in strong tan liquor for a long period, as the final stage in the process of tanning… |
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