tanbark
the bark of the oak, hemlock, etc., bruised and broken by a mill and used especially in tanning hides.
a surface covered with pieces of tanbark, especially a circus ring.
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How to use tanbark in a sentence
He said he was a good horseback rider, and there was pieces of tanbark hanging on his clothes yet from his riding school.
Sixes and Sevens | O. HenryThe dismantled church was transformed into a riding-ring, with tanbark on the floor, and a leaping-bar.
The Siege of Boston | Allen Frenchtanbark and sawdust are the agents used to build a special walking track, and the latter is far the most common.
Handbook of Summer Athletic Sports | VariousBefore them a wide sweep of lawn led up to a formal dark faade; a tanbark path was washed, the grass ragged and uncut.
The Happy End | Joseph HergesheimerBut they must have smelt fodder over there somewhere, and they broke for it like the devil beatin' tanbark.
Si Klegg, Book 2 (of 6) | John McElroy
British Dictionary definitions for tanbark
/ (ˈtænˌbɑːk) /
the bark of certain trees, esp the oak and hemlock, used as a source of tannin: Often shortened to: tan
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