Dehairer

/diːˈhɛrər/ noun

Definition

A machine, chemical substance, or worker that removes hair from hides or skin.

Etymology

From dehair plus the agentive suffix -er, meaning 'one who or that which removes hair,' following standard English agent noun formation.

Kelly Says

Industrial dehairers in leather factories are powerful machines that scrape and chemically treat hides—the smell is supposedly awful, which is why tanneries were historically located far from cities!

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