Dictionary entry

TAN-PIT

Webster's Dictionary 1828

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.