noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A saltworks.
2. 2
   A place for fish salting.
3. 3
   The field or profession of a salter. (Compare drysaltery)

   "saltery wares"

Etymology

From salt + -ery, or in sense 3, salter + -y.

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