tanning

[ tan-ing ]
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noun
  1. the process or art of converting hides or skins into leather.

  2. a browning or darkening of the skin, as by exposure to the sun.

  1. Informal. a thrashing; whipping.

Origin of tanning

1
First recorded in 1475–85; tan1, + -ing1

Other words from tanning

  • non·tan·ning, adjective

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