Definition of Tanbark

1. Noun. Bark rich in tannin; bruised and cut in pieces to use for tanning; spent tanbark used as a ground covering.

Generic synonyms: Bark

Definition of Tanbark

1. Noun. The bark of the oak (or other trees) used as a source of tannin ¹

2. Noun. The spent bark used as a ground covering ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Tanbark

1. a tree bark used as a source of tannin [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tanbark

tanadar
tanadars
tanager
tanagers
tanagra
tanagras
tanagrine
tanagroid
tanaiste
tanaistes
tanalize
tanalized
tanalizing
tanas
tanate
tanbark (current term)
tanbark oak
tanbarks
tanbur
tanburs
tancoite
tanda
tandas
tandem
tandem bicycle
tandem gait
tandem repeat
tandem repeat sequence
tandem repeat sequences
tandem trailer

Literary usage of Tanbark

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Forest Products, Their Manufacture and Use: Embracing the Principal by Nelson Courtlandt Brown (1919)
"The above figures of production, cost and yield are largely taken from Benson.1 tanbark OAK tanbark oak (Quercus densiflora) is a native of southern Oregon, ..."

2. Forest Products, Their Manufacture and Use: Embracing the Principal by Nelson Courtlandt Brown (1919)
"The above figures of production, cost and yield are largely taken from Benson.1 tanbark OAK tanbark oak (Quercus densiflora) is a native of southern Oregon, ..."

3. Steam Power Plant Engineering by George Frederick Gebhardt (1913)
"Wood, Straw, Sawdust, Bagasse, tanbark. — In certain localities cordwood is still used as ... PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF WOODS, STRAW AND tanbark. ..."

4. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"... and potassium chlorate); Kellow and Short's safety powder (tanbark or sawdust, potassium nitrate, sodium nitrate, potassium chlorate and sulphur) ..."

5. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1917)
"The tanbark should be spread 2 inches thick over a bottom of 6 to 12 inches of broken stone or cinders. If the path is of such importance to the i—2° ..."

6. Steam Power Plant Engineering by George Frederick Gebhardt (1910)
"536; Oct. 13,, p. 613; Jour, of Elec., Oct.,. TABLE 00. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF WOODS, STRAW AXD tanbark. (Prac. Engr. U. !S.. Jan. ..."

7. Fertilizers: The Source, Character and Composition of Natural, Home-made and by Edward Burnett Voorhees (1916)
"Wood-ashes and tanbark-ashes. Wood-ashes contain potash in one of the best forms, and were, in the early history of manuring, practically the only ..."

8. Wood-using Industries of New York by John Tyre Harris (1913)
"The following Table F shows the quantity and cost of tanbark, wood, nuts, etc., used in New York, the figures (the latest available) being for the year 1909 ..."

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