a shoemaker's or leatherworker's material and equipment
b.
a shop where such material and equipment may be purchased
Word origin
[1795–1805; grind + -ery]This word is first recorded in the period 1795–1805. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: hopscotch, mannerism, sharpshooter, steeplechase, wrecker-ery is a suffix of nouns denoting occupation, business, calling or condition, place orestablishment, goods or products, things collectively, qualities, actions, etc. Otherwords that use the affix -ery include: archery, bakery, cutlery, trickery, witchery