1. a place where animal hides are processed into leather

Examples

• The old tannery by the river has been converted into apartments.
• Workers at the tannery use chemicals to treat the cowhides.
• The smell from the tannery could be detected from miles away.
• My grandfather worked at a tannery for thirty years.
• The town’s economy depended heavily on the local tannery.
• Environmental regulations forced the tannery to upgrade its waste treatment system.