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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | © The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology 1996, originally published by Oxford University Press 1996. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

tannin astringent having the property of converting hide into leather. XIX. — F. tanin, f. tan TAN + -in -IN.
So tannic XIX. — F. tannique.

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