Tanner

7 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tanner \Tan"ner\, n.
     One whose occupation is to tan hides, or convert them into
     leather by the use of tan.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Tanner \Tan"ner\, n. [Etym. uncertain.]
     A sixpence. [Slang, Eng.]
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  tan
       adj : of a light yellowish-brown color
       n 1: a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays
            of the sun [syn: {suntan}, {sunburn}, {burn}]
       2: a light brown [syn: {topaz}]
       3: ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled
          triangle [syn: {tangent}]
       v 1: treat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert them
            into leather
       2: get a tan, from wind or sun [syn: {bronze}]
       [also: {tanning}, {tanned}, {tannest}, {tanner}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  tanner
       n 1: a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies; not
            minted since 1970 [syn: {sixpence}]
       2: a craftsman who tans skins and hides

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  tanner
       See {tan}

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Tanner, AL
    Zip code(s): 35671
  Tanner, WV
    Zip code(s): 26179

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Tanner, WA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Washington
     Population (2000):    2966
     Housing Units (2000): 1087
     Land area (2000):     6.065717 sq. miles (15.710134 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    6.065717 sq. miles (15.710134 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            70315
     Located within:       Washington (WA), FIPS 53
     Location:             47.478658 N, 121.745715 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Tanner, WA
      Tanner