Definitions for: Tanning


[n] making leather from rawhide
[n] beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
[n] process in which skin pigmentation darkens as a result of exposure to ultraviolet light



Webster (1913) Definition: Tan"ning, n.
The art or process of converting skins into leather. See
Tan, v. t., 1.

Synonyms: flagellation, flogging, lashing, whipping

See Also: activity, beating, bodily function, bodily process, body process, creating from raw materials, drubbing, horsewhipping, lacing, self-flagellation, thrashing, trouncing, whacking

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