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Definition of Grainer
1. n. 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.
Definition of Grainer
1. Noun. A knife for taking the hair off skins. ¹
2. Noun. 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. ¹
3. Noun. One who paints in imitation of the grain of wood, marble, etc.; also, the brush or tool used in graining. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Grainer
1. one that grains [n -S] - See also: grains
Medical Definition of Grainer
1. 1. 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. 2. A knife for taking the hair off skins. 3. One who paints in imitation of the grain of wood, marble, etc.; also, the brush or tool used in graining. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Grainer
Literary usage of Grainer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Brine and Salt Deposits of Michigan, Their Origin, Distribution and by Charles Wilford Cook (1914)
"The most common type of grainer is rectangular in form. Another type which is
also in use is known as the V-shaped grainer on account of the fact that its ..."
2. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of the State of by Louisiana Supreme Court, Branch Walthus Miller, Thomas Curry (1831)
"grainer vs. Devlin. 169 8 Where a cause transferred, testimony taken the court
of the first admissible that to which tranferred. ..."
3. The Journal of Analytical and Applied Chemistry by Edward Hart (1893)
"Liquor B represented the same liquor after having been used as a grainer, and
after it had been mended with 97 pounds of air-dried pigeons' dung dissolved ..."
4. Applied Chemistry: In Manufactures, Arts, and Domestic Economy by Edward Andrew Parnell (1844)
"... called the "bate" or " grainer," made of the dung of hens, pigeons, and other
domestic birds, in which they remain from eight to ten days, according to ..."
5. The Painters' Encyclopaedia: Containing Definitions of All Important Words by Franklin B. Gardner (1887)
"PENCIL OVER-grainer. Pencil Over-grainer.—Several pencils set in a block of wood
or other handle for drawing a number of lines at one time and at an equal ..."
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