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Tanbark

Definition: Tanbark

Tanbark

Noun

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

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "tanbark" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1840. (references)



Specialty Definitions: Tanbark

DomainDefinitions

Botanical

A plant whose bark produces much tannin or is used in tanning. Albizia, Aspidosperma, Avicennia, Bucida, Byrsonima, Cassia, Conocarpus, Laguncularia, Prosopis, Psidium, Rhizophora, Terminalia. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Crosswords: Tanbark

English words defined with "tanbark": genus LithocarpusLithocarpus, Lithocarpus densiflorussallowtanbark oak. (references)
Specialty definitions using "tanbark": LABORER, TANBARKtanbark peeler, TANNING-SOLUTION MAKER. (references)

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Modern Usage: Tanbark

DomainUsage

Movie/TV Titles

Tanbark and Turf (1955)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Tanbark

DomainTitle

Books

  • The Bethlehem Oil Mill, 1745-1934: Oilseed Mill, Hemp Mill, Tanbark Mill, Groat Mill, Snuff Mill, Waterworks: German Technology in Early Pennsylvani (reference)

    (more book examples)

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Expression: Tanbark

Expression using "tanbark": tanbark oak. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Tanbark

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

tanbark

7

horse show tanbark

3
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Modern Translations: Tanbark

Language Translations for "tanbark"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

French

  

tannée (tanning). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

anbarktay.(various references)

   

Russian 

  

дубильная кора. (various references)

   

Thai

  

เปลือกไม้ซึ่งทุบให้นิ่มเพื่อใช้ในการฟอกหนัง. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Tanbark

Derivations

Words beginning with "tanbark": tanbarks. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Tanbark" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: anbar, tabarri, tanbor, Tanwaru. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: Tanbark

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-b-k-n-r-t"

-1 letter: kantar.

-2 letters: antra, brank, brant, kabar, karat, rabat, ratan, tanka, trank.

-3 letters: anta, arak, bank, bark, barn, bran, brat, kana, karn, kart, kata, kbar, knar, nark, rank, rant, taka, tank, tarn.

-4 letters: aba, ana, ant, arb, ark, art, baa, ban, bar, bat, bra, kab, kat, nab, ran, rat, tab, tan, tar.

-5 letters: aa, ab, an, ar, at, ba, ka, na, ta.

 Words containing the letters "a-a-b-k-n-r-t"
 

+1 letter: tanbarks.

 

+4 letters: debarkation, embarkation.

 

+5 letters: backcourtman, backtracking, breakfasting, breathtaking, cabinetmaker, debarkations, embarkations, pathbreaking, unmarketable.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Tanbark


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

54 61 6E 62 61 72 6B

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

-    .-    -.    -...    .-    .-.    -.-

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010100 01100001 01101110 01100010 01100001 01110010 01101011

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#84 &#97 &#110 &#98 &#97 &#114 &#107

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0054 0061 006E 0062 0061 0072 006B

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

54678068678477

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Modern
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Expressions
6. Expressions: Internet
7. Translations: Modern
8. Derivations
9. Anagrams
10. Orthography
11. Bibliography


  

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