1. The plural of fellmongering; the business or practice of dealing in animal hides and skins, particularly the processing and trading of fell (raw animal skin with hair or wool attached).
Usage: archaic; chiefly British; historical trade term

Examples

• The fellmongerings of medieval England provided raw materials for leather workers.
• Local fellmongerings operations processed sheepskins for the wool and leather industries.
• Historical records document the fellmongerings guilds that regulated the trade in animal hides.
• The fellmongerings business declined as industrial tanning methods became more efficient.
• Fellmongerings required skilled workers to prepare and sort animal skins for market.