grainer

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Noun

grainer (plural grainers)

1. A knife for taking the hair off skins.
2. An infusion of pigeon's dung used by tanners to neutralize the effects of lime and give flexibility to skins; -- called also grains and bate.
3. One who grains (paints in imitation of the grain of wood, marble, etc).
4. A brush or tool used for such painting.
5. (rail transportation, US) A type of railroad car that carries grain.

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