cannery

noun

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

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The city has a population of roughly 800 people and was known for its canneries to supplement the surrounding agricultural suppliers, but have since closed. Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 24 Jan. 2025 In a Texas border town wasteland, circa 2038, reading has been outlawed and a powerful big tech tycoon has forced all mothers to toil at a toxic fish cannery. Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025 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 See all Example Sentences for cannery 

Word History

First Known Use

1864, in the meaning defined above

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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 30 Jan. 2025.

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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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