Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tanstuff

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tanstuff
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Material that can be used for tanning (the process of making leather).

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."
"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."
"Canaigre is one of the few tanstuffs that seems to be well adapted to mechanised agriculture, should it become an economic crop."

Etymology

From tan + stuff.

Usage

Inflected Forms

tanstuffs (plural)

Questions

What does tanstuff mean?: Material that can be used for tanning (the process of making leather).
Where does tanstuff come from?: From tan + stuff.

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