The tannery used to discharge effluent straight into the river.
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Tannery
/ˈtænəɹi/
Synonyms for "tannery" (52 found)
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Noun(4 words)
leather factoryleather industryleather workstanning industry
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8 entriesartisanal tanneryhide processing industryindustrial tannerylarge-scale tanneryleather production sectorleather tradesmall-scale tannerytanning sector
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6 entriesartisanal tanneryindustrial tannerylarge tanneryleather factorysmall tannerytannery industry
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The fermentations which are most important in the tannery are, firstly, the ordinary putrefaction which attacks hides as well as other animal matter, and which is usually a complicated process carried on by many sorts of bacteria and other micro-organisms.
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The River Avon divides the village in two, and at its centre is a tannery, built in 1918 and still in use, with its frontage on the river bank.
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