cannery

noun

can·​nery ˈka-nə-rē How to pronounce cannery (audio)
plural canneries
: a factory for the canning of foods

Examples of cannery in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Over 100 Kids Were Illegally Employed in Dangerous Meat-Packing Plant Jobs Efforts to protect child workers started in the early 20th century, with exposés of youngsters laboring in mines, factories, and canneries and performing long hours of field labor. Janet Golden / Made By History, TIME, 23 May 2024 Pembroke was a 19th-century industrial center with shipyards, sawmills, an ironworks, and sardine canneries. Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 5 May 2024 The first attempt to export lobster beyond local regions as a de facto delicacy came when canneries were established there in 1841. The Editors, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2024 The valley had large canneries where fruits were processed and canned daily. Tim Bajarin, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cannery 

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Word History

First Known Use

1864, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cannery was in 1864

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“Cannery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cannery. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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cannery

noun
can·​nery ˈkan-(ə-)rē How to pronounce cannery (audio)
plural canneries
: a factory for the canning of food

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