The business or practice of buying, selling, and processing animal hides and skins for leather.
The gerund form of 'fellmonger,' created by adding '-ing' to the occupational noun, transforming it into an activity or industry name. This follows the standard English pattern for creating abstract nouns from trades.
'Fellmongering' as an industry was actually quite organized—guilds of fellmongers would maintain strict quality standards and training requirements, similar to how modern industries have certifications and regulations!
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