fellmongeries
/ˈfɛlˌmʌŋɡəriz/
noun
- Places where animal skins or hides are prepared by removing hair and treating them.
- Workers at the fellmongeries often wore protective aprons to handle the raw skins.
- The old town had several fellmongeries along the river where hides were processed.
- Modern fellmongeries use chemicals to speed up the hair removal process.