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cannery

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can·ner·y  (kn-r)
n. pl. can·ner·ies
A factory where fish, vegetables, or other foods are canned.

cannery [ˈkænərɪ]
n pl -neries
a place where foods are canned
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cannerycannery - a factory where food is canned      
factory, manufactory, manufacturing plant, mill - a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
Translations
cannery [ˈkænərɪ] Nfábrica f de conservas
cannery
n (US) → Konservenfabrik f
cannery [ˈkænərɪ] nconservificio
cannery [ˈkænərɪ] nconservificio


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I was barely turned fifteen, and working long hours in a cannery.
The ordinary labourers in the cannery got a dollar and a half per day.
She had worked in the cannery the preceding summer, and her slim, pretty hands were all scarred with the tomato-knives.
 
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