prizery

noun

priz·​ery

ˈprīzərē

plural -es

: a place (as a room) adjacent to a market where recently purchased tobaccos are assembled and prized in hogsheads for shipment to redrying plants

Word History

Etymology

prize entry 6 + -ery

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