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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Grainer \Grain"er\ (gr[=a]n"[~e]r), 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A knife for taking the hair off skins.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. One who paints in imitation of the grain of wood, marble,
        etc.; also, the brush or tool used in graining.
        [1913 Webster]

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.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  grainer
     n.
     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 (lb en rail transportation US) A type of railroad car that carries
  grain.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  grainer
     n.
     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 (lb en rail transportation US) A type of railroad car that carries
  grain.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  grainer
     n.
     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 (lb en rail transportation US) A type of railroad car that carries
  grain.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  grainer
     n.
     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 (lb en rail transportation US) A type of railroad car that carries
  grain.

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Grainer /ɡɹˈeɪnə/
  الطّحّان

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  grainer /ɡɹˈeɪnə/
  Diamant 1/4 Karat
        "two-grainer"  - Diamant 1/2 Karat
        "three-grainer"  - Diamant 3/4 Karat
        "four-grainer"  - hochwertiger Diamant
   see: diamond, diamonds, regular, special round, fancy stone, cape diamond, rounded diamond, cleft diamond, inferior stone, carbon diamond, black diamond, carbonado, cloudy diamond, fake diamond
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  grainer /ɡɹˈeɪnə/
  Pfanne 
           Note: zur Herstellung von Siedesalz

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     起纹器; 漆木纹; 刮毛刀

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