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/sawlt"werrks'/, n., pl. saltworks.(often used with a pl. v.) a building or plant where salt is made.[1555-65; SALT1 + WORKS]
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saltworks — [sôlt′wʉrks΄] n. pl. saltworks a place where salt is made, as by evaporation of natural brines … English World dictionary
saltworks — noun a) A place where salt is refined and prepared commercially. Im off to the saltworks again, another day another dollar. b) A job, usually considered boring drudgery … Wiktionary
saltworks — noun a plant where salt is produced commercially • Usage Domain: ↑plural, ↑plural form • Hypernyms: ↑plant, ↑works, ↑industrial plant * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun plural but singular or plural in construction … Useful english dictionary
saltworks — noun plural but singular or plural in construction Date: 1565 a plant where salt is prepared commercially … New Collegiate Dictionary
saltworks — n. place where salt is prepared or manufactured … English contemporary dictionary
saltworks — salt•works [[t]ˈsɔltˌwɜrks[/t]] n. pl. works (used with a sing. or pl. v.) a building or plant where salt is made • Etymology: 1555–65 … From formal English to slang
saltworks — /ˈsɒltwɜks/ (say soltwerks) plural noun (sometimes construed as singular) a building or place where salt is made …
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