noun
- Plural of fellmongery; businesses or workshops where animal hides and skins are processed and prepared for use in leather goods.
Usage: archaic; chiefly British; historical trade term
Examples
- The fellmongeries of medieval England supplied leather to shoemakers and craftspeople.
- Historical records show that fellmongeries were concentrated in specific districts of London.
- Workers in fellmongeries performed labor-intensive tasks to prepare animal skins for market.