#tanning vat

• Tannery — A specialized workshop, primitive tannery, or designated place where tanning is practiced, meaning the chemical and mechanical processing of raw animal hides to transform them into durable and flexible leather. In a structural and historical sense, the term denotes both the traditional craft of tanning and the rudimentary facilities (soaking vats, scraping tools) used by craftsmen to treat organic materials with tannin-rich astringent substances.
• Tanning vat — An archaic or regional term historically used in traditional tanning to designate a craft instrument, a scraping tool, or a container (vat, tub) intended exclusively for immersing, cleaning, and processing raw hides inside tanning liquor; as an adjective, it describes a factor, substance, or chemical/organic environment that has the property or capacity to tan animal dermo-textile materials.