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grainer

/ˈɡɹeɪ̯.nə/US/ˈɡɹeɪ̯.nɚ/

grainer noun: a knife for taking the hair off skins.

Noun

grainer (plural grainers)

  1. A knife for taking the hair off skins.
  2. An infusion of pigeon's dung used by tanners to neutralize the effects of lime and give flexibility to skins; -- called also grains and bate.
  3. One who grains (paints in imitation of the grain of wood, marble, etc).
  4. A brush or tool used for such painting.
  5. (US, rail transportation) A grain car.

Proper noun capitalized: Grainer

Grainer

  1. A surname.

Forms of grainer

pluralgrainers

Origin of grainer

From grain + -er. Piecewise doublet of corner.

Words that rhyme with grainer

22 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about grainer

What does grainer mean?
Grainer means a knife for taking the hair off skins.
What part of speech is grainer?
Grainer can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce grainer?
Grainer is pronounced /ˈɡɹeɪ̯.nə/ (UK).
What is the plural of grainer?
The plural of grainer is grainers.

Words near grainer in the dictionary

  1. grainages
  2. Grainau
  3. graine
  4. grained
  5. grained up
  6. grainer
  7. graineries
  8. grainers
  9. grainery
  10. graines
  11. grainfall

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