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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Grains \Grains\ (gr[=a]nz), noun pl.
1. See 5th {Grain}, noun, 2 (b) .
2. Pigeon's dung used in tanning. See {Grainer.} n., 1.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Grainer \Grain"er\ (gr[=a]n"[~e]r), noun
1. 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.}
2. A knife for taking the hair off skins.
3. One who paints in imitation of the grain of wood, marble, etc.; also, the brush or tool used in graining.
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