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Meaning of skinnery | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ˈskɪnəɹi/

Definitions

The workplace of a skinner.

historical

Examples

“Formerly a ſkinnery was carried on in Berwick with conſiderable ſucceſs, but nothing of the kind has been attempted in it for ſome time paſt*.”
“Average length of 55 individuals measured in a skinnery in the same area was 140 cm (Erdelen et al. 1997).”
“No longer do mills hum by the waterside; no longer does the skinnery and tannery float its stench across the valley; no longer does the playground ring with the cries of school children; and the last shop is gone.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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