fellmongering
/ˈfɛlˌmʌŋɡərɪŋ/
noun
- The trade or process of preparing animal skins or hides by removing hair and treating them.
- Fellmongering was a common trade in rural areas where sheep farming was widespread.
- The decline of fellmongering in the region led to many workers retraining for other jobs.
- He learned fellmongering from his father and worked in the industry for decades.
Synonyms
verb
- Present participle of fellmonger: preparing animal skins or hides by removing hair and treating them.
- The apprentice was fellmongering under the watchful eye of the master tanner.
- Fellmongering requires careful handling to avoid damaging the hide.
- They spent the afternoon fellmongering the freshly collected sheepskins.