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tanstuff

tanstuff noun: material that can be used for tanning (the process of making leather).

Noun

tanstuff (countable and uncountable, plural tanstuffs)

  1. Material that can be used for tanning (the process of making leather).
    • Knapp is of the opinion that the tanning process is only due to the coating of the hide fibres with the tanstuff, be this a tannin, a basic salt or an oil.1896, Bertram Blount, Chemistry for Engineers and Manufacturers, page 394
    • Next morning the hides are taken out and the strength of the liquor is increased by 2°BK. by adding some ground tanstuff or some stronger liquor to it and the hides handled in the stronger liquor again as on the first day and left in it overnight.2011, Leather Processing & Tanning Technology Handbook

Forms of tanstuff

pluraltanstuffs

Origin of tanstuff

From tan + stuff.

Questions about tanstuff

What does tanstuff mean?
Tanstuff means material that can be used for tanning (the process of making leather).
What part of speech is tanstuff?
Tanstuff is a noun.
What is the plural of tanstuff?
The plural of tanstuff is tanstuffs.

Words near tanstuff in the dictionary

  1. Tanski
  2. Tanskis
  3. Tansley
  4. Tansleys
  5. tanstaafl
  6. tanstuff
  7. tanstuffs
  8. tansu
  9. tansus
  10. tansy
  11. tansy mustard

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