sumaching
English
Etymology
From sumach + -ing.
Noun
sumaching (uncountable)
- gerund of sumach: the process of applying a preparation of sumac to an object.
- 1843, George Dodd, “A Day at a Leather-factory”, in Days at the Factories; or, The Manufacturing Industry of Great Britain Described, […] (Series I (London)), London: Charles Knight & Co., […], OCLC 1056512098, page 171:
- Once during the process of sumaching the skins are removed from the tub and placed on a rack or perforated bench at the side: they are heaped one on another, and by their own weight press all the sumach solution through the pores. Another sumaching and another pressing complete the operation.
Verb
sumaching
- present participle of sumach
Anagrams
- shumacing