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Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 

Grains \Grains\, n. pl.
   1. See 5th Grain, n., 2
      (b) .

   2. Pigeon's dung used in tanning. See Grainer. n., 1.
Grainer \Grain"er\, n.
   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.