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skinnery

/ˈskɪnəɹi/

skinnery noun: the workplace of a skinner.

Noun

skinnery

  1. (historical) The workplace of a skinner.
    • Formerly a ſkinnery was carried on in Berwick with conſiderable ſucceſs, but nothing of the kind has been attempted in it for ſome time paſt*.1799, John Fuller, The Hiſtory of Berwick Upon Tweed […] , page 377
    • Average length of 55 individuals measured in a skinnery in the same area was 140 cm (Erdelen et al. 1997).2004 September 21, Erick Pianka, Dennis King, editors, Varanoid Lizards of the World, Indiana University Press, →ISBN, page 248

Origin of skinnery

From Middle English skynnery; equivalent to skin + -ery.

Questions about skinnery

What does skinnery mean?
Skinnery means the workplace of a skinner.
What part of speech is skinnery?
Skinnery is a noun.
How do you pronounce skinnery?
Skinnery is pronounced /ˈskɪnəɹi/.

Words near skinnery in the dictionary

  1. Skinnerism
  2. skinnerite
  3. skinners
  4. Skinners Flat
  5. Skinners Shoot
  6. skinnery
  7. skinnes
  8. skinneth
  9. skinnie
  10. skinnied
  11. skinnied down

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