noun
- the business or trade of preparing animal skins and hides by removing wool or hair
Usage: specialized trade term
Examples
- The old fellmongery operated near the edge of town due to the strong odors.
- He learned the traditional methods of fellmongery from his grandfather.
- The fellmongery supplied processed hides to local leather workers.
- Modern fellmongery uses chemical treatments to remove wool from sheepskins.
- The fellmongery was an essential part of the textile industry chain.