TAN'-PIT, noun [tan and pit.] A bark pit; a vat in which hides are laid in tan. TAN'-SPUD, noun [tan and spud.] An instrument for peeling the bark from oak and other trees. [Local.] TAN'-STOVE, noun [tan and stove.] A hot house with a bark bed.
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