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tanbark
[ tan-bahrk ]
- 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.
tanbark
/ ˈtænˌbɑːk /
noun
- the bark of certain trees, esp the oak and hemlock, used as a source of tannin Often shortened totan
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He said he was a good horseback rider, and there was pieces of tanbark hanging on his clothes yet from his riding school.
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The dismantled church was transformed into a riding-ring, with tanbark on the floor, and a leaping-bar.
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Tanbark and sawdust are the agents used to build a special walking track, and the latter is far the most common.
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Before them a wide sweep of lawn led up to a formal dark faade; a tanbark path was washed, the grass ragged and uncut.
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But they must have smelt fodder over there somewhere, and they broke for it like the devil beatin' tanbark.
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