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Definition of Tannable
1. a. That may be tanned.
Definition of Tannable
1. Adjective. Suitable to be tanned ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tannable
1. capable of being tanned [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tannable
Literary usage of Tannable
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1891)
"29. tan-liquor (tan'lik'or), ». Same as tan-ooze. tan-mill (tan'mil), ». A mill
for breaking up bark for tanning. tannable (tan'a-bl), a. [< tan1 + -able. ..."
2. Electrical Engineer (1893)
"... portions. surrounded by gelatinous, tannable fibres, the axes of which lie
generally at right angles to the surfaces of the hide. ..."