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单词 nailery
释义

naileryn.

Brit. /ˈneɪləri/, U.S. /ˈneɪləri/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nail n., -ery suffix.
Etymology: < nail n. + -ery suffix.
A workshop or factory for the manufacture of nails.
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society > occupation and work > workplace > place where specific things are made > [noun] > others
coal pitOE
wireworks1598
alum works1617
copperas-worka1661
saltpetre house1683
nailery1802
railworks1863
lockworks1864
sulphur-work1870
tack-mill1884
pitch-boilery1885
rubber plant1886
soot house1957
1771 T. Pennant Tour Scotl. 1769 201 Near the bridge is a large alms-house, a vast nailery, a stone-ware manufacture, [etc.].
1802 T. Jefferson in Harper's Mag. (1885) Mar. 539/1 Profits of nailery.
1847 H. Miller First Impressions Eng. viii. 145 The sole workers in the nailery were two fresh-coloured, good-looking young girls.
1895 Edinb. Rev. July 223 The naileries, the shipping and the shopkeeping of his native town.
1966 E. M. Betts & J. A. Bear Family Lett. Thomas Jefferson 192 In 1794 TJ established a nailery at Monticello.
1991 B. Howell Dandelion Days 143 We went round the corner out of the way only to find the lads from the nailery there.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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