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Definition of Tanbark
1. Noun. Bark rich in tannin; bruised and cut in pieces to use for tanning; spent tanbark used as a ground covering.
Definition of Tanbark
1. Noun. The bark of the oak (or other trees) used as a source of tannin ¹
2. Noun. The spent bark used as a ground covering ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tanbark
1. a tree bark used as a source of tannin [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tanbark
Literary usage of Tanbark
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Forest Products, Their Manufacture and Use: Embracing the Principal by Nelson Courtlandt Brown (1919)
"The above figures of production, cost and yield are largely taken from Benson.1 tanbark
OAK tanbark oak (Quercus densiflora) is a native of southern Oregon, ..."
2. Forest Products, Their Manufacture and Use: Embracing the Principal by Nelson Courtlandt Brown (1919)
"The above figures of production, cost and yield are largely taken from Benson.1 tanbark
OAK tanbark oak (Quercus densiflora) is a native of southern Oregon, ..."
3. Steam Power Plant Engineering by George Frederick Gebhardt (1913)
"Wood, Straw, Sawdust, Bagasse, tanbark. — In certain localities cordwood is still
used as ... PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF WOODS, STRAW AND tanbark. ..."
4. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"... and potassium chlorate); Kellow and Short's safety powder (tanbark or sawdust,
potassium nitrate, sodium nitrate, potassium chlorate and sulphur) ..."
5. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1917)
"The tanbark should be spread 2 inches thick over a bottom of 6 to 12 inches of
broken stone or cinders. If the path is of such importance to the i—2° ..."
6. Steam Power Plant Engineering by George Frederick Gebhardt (1910)
"536; Oct. 13,, p. 613; Jour, of Elec., Oct.,. TABLE 00. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL
PROPERTIES OF WOODS, STRAW AXD tanbark. (Prac. Engr. U. !S.. Jan. ..."
7. Fertilizers: The Source, Character and Composition of Natural, Home-made and by Edward Burnett Voorhees (1916)
"Wood-ashes and tanbark-ashes. Wood-ashes contain potash in one of the best forms,
and were, in the early history of manuring, practically the only ..."
8. Wood-using Industries of New York by John Tyre Harris (1913)
"The following Table F shows the quantity and cost of tanbark, wood, nuts, etc., used
in New York, the figures (the latest available) being for the year 1909 ..."
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