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Definitions for tanbarkˈtænˌbɑrk

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

tan•barkˈtænˌbɑrk(n.)

  1. the bark of the oak, hemlock, etc., bruised and broken by a mill and used esp. in tanning hides.

  2. a surface covered with pieces of tanbark, esp. a circus ring.

    Category: Common Vocabulary

Origin of tanbark:

1790–1800

Princeton's WordNet

  1. tanbark(noun)

    bark rich in tannin; bruised and cut in pieces to use for tanning; spent tanbark used as a ground covering

Wiktionary

  1. tanbark(Noun)

    The bark of the oak (or other trees) used as a source of tannin

  2. tanbark(Noun)

    The spent bark used as a ground covering

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