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grainer.

A knife for taking the hair off skins.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡɹeɪ̯.nə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɡɹeɪ̯.nɚ/General-American
  1. A knife for taking the hair off skins.

  2. An infusion of pigeon's dung used by tanners to neutralize the effects of lime and give flexibility to skins; -- called also grains and bate.

  3. One who grains (paints in imitation of the grain of wood, marble, etc).

  4. A brush or tool used for such painting.

  5. A grain car.

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Where this word comes from

From grain + -er. Piecewise doublet of corner.

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