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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Copperas #119535 01/11/2004 1:26 AM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA I suspect that the copperas used in this instance was a form of ferrous sulphate, commonly used to tan leather, which leads to the guess that the pickling in question was actually tanning. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted kourbash wwh 01/10/2004 10:34 PM Re: kourbash wwh 01/10/2004 10:40 PM Copperas Father Steve 01/11/2004 1:26 AM Re: Copperas wwh 01/11/2004 2:33 AM Re: Copperas Father Steve 01/11/2004 3:01 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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