tanbark
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]tanbark (countable and uncountable, plural tanbarks)
- The bark of the oak (or other trees) used as a source of tannin.
- The spent bark used as a ground covering.
- 2004, Lois McMaster Bujold, Winterfair Gifts:
- Another circle of groats, crowning a temporary pathway of tanbark flung wide around the first two rings, provided dry footing for the rest of the guests.
- (in the San Francisco Bay Area) Woodchips.