skinnery

[ skin-uh-ree ]

noun

, plural skin·ner·ies.

1. a place where skins are prepared, as for the market.

Word History and Origins

Origin of skinnery¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; skin, -ery

Example Sentences

To oppress one's own workmen, and provide for the workmen of a neighbor—to skin those in charge of one's own interests, while cottoning and oiling the residuary product of another's skinnery—that is not very good benevolence, nor very good sense, but it serves in place of both.

From Project Gutenberg

Look after your Drapery and Skinnery.

From Project Gutenberg

To oppress one's own workmen, and provide for the workmen of a neighbor—to skin those in charge of one's own interests while cottoning and oiling the residuary product of another's skinnery—that is not very good benevolence, nor very good sense, but it serves in place of both.

From Project Gutenberg

The Skinnery of the new Start-ups extracted out of the fallow-butt, incornifistibulated and plodded upon in the angelic sum.

From Project Gutenberg