Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- A machine for cutting or grinding bark for use in tanning: used principally for oak and hemlock bark.
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Examples
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I asked of a poor frightened bark-cutter if she knew where my father was?
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Indian, Manuel Tucra Mamami, formerly and afterwards a cinchona bark-cutter, was accompanying me with two of his sons.
A Visit to Java With an Account of the Founding of Singapore 1898
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I asked of a poor frightened bark-cutter if she knew where my father was?
John Halifax, Gentleman Dinah Maria Mulock Craik 1856
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