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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Grains \Grains\, n. pl
1. See 5th {Grain}, n., 2
b .
2. Pigeon's dung used in tanning. See {Grainer.} n., 1.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Grainer \Grain"er\, n.
1. 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.}
2. A knife for taking the hair off skins.
3. One who paints in imitation of the grain of wood, marble,
etc.; also the brush or tool used in graining.
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