Oakbark

Quick meaning: Oakbark is a noun meaning The bark of the oak tree, often specifically as a source of tannic acid; tan.

Meaning

The bark of the oak tree, often specifically as a source of tannic acid; tan.

Example Sentences

From 1 to 2 kg. (2-4 pounds) of oakbark are boiled in a few liters (quarts) of water and allowed to digest for about an hour, after which the mixture is filtered and the filtrate added to the bath.

One resident recalled that Norwood had "a musky, vinegary, railroady smell. It was a mixture of the smells of raw sheepskins and oakbark acid […] and coal smoke, and it was a characteristic of the town."

Some kinds of fish oils are similarly improved by vigorous agitation with oakbark infusion or other liquors containing tannin, conveniently effected by blowing a rapid current of steam through the whole: […]

Rook […] went, to the fireplace, where once huge logs would have been burned. Felix […] unfastened one of the leather pouches attached to his belt and was setting out its contents on the hearth. There was a piece of flint, a short length of iron, oakbark dust and a ball of tinderwool.

Word Forms

• oak bark
• oak-bark

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include tanbark, oakleaf, avaram, treebark, oakwood, oaktree.

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