Bible Dictionaries
Rainer
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) A knife for taking the hair off skins.
(2):
(n.) One who paints in imitation of the grain of wood, marble, etc.; also, the brush or tool used in graining.
(3):
(n.) 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.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Rainer'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/r/rainer.html. 1828.