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/kan"euh ree/, n., pl. canneries.a factory where foodstuffs, as meat, fish, or fruit are canned.[1865-70, Amer.; CAN2 + -ERY]
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Cannery — Can ner*y, n. A place where the business of canning fruit, meat, etc., is carried on. [U. S.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cannery — 1879, from the derived verb from CAN (Cf. can) (n.) + ERY (Cf. ery) … Etymology dictionary
cannery — ► NOUN (pl. canneries) ▪ a factory where food is canned … English terms dictionary
cannery — ☆ cannery [kan′ər ē ] n. pl. canneries a factory where foods are canned … English World dictionary
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cannery — [[t]kæ̱nəri[/t]] canneries N COUNT A cannery is a factory where food is canned … English dictionary
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