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Vinony

cannery

noun

  1. industrial plant for processing and preservation of food products by canning
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noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥néh₃ti Proto-Germanic *kunnaną Proto-West Germanic *kunnan Old English cunnan Middle English can English can Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English cannery From can + -ery.

  1. A factory that produces canned goods.

    “Jim had a summer job cleaning and packing salmon at the fish cannery.”