n. (Bot.) An aroid plant (Caladium sagittaefolium), the leaves of which are boiled and eaten in the West Indies. [ Written also tannier. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Etym. uncertain. ] A sixpence. [ Slang, Eng. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. One whose occupation is to tan hides, or convert them into leather by the use of tan. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Tanneries [ Cf. F. tannerie. ] 1. A place where the work of tanning is carried on. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The art or process of tanning. [ R. ] Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]