noun
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an establishment where milk and cream are made into butter and cheese
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a place where dairy products are sold
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a place where milk is left to stand until the cream rises to the top
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Etymology
Origin of creamery
Example Sentences
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Years and years ago, I think the space was an ice creamery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 10, 2025
They made the announcement only hours after state agriculture investigators swept Raw Farm’s two herds, creamery, trucks and milk tank for samples.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 29, 2024
And on April 5, 2017, the creamery destroyed all cheese in its inventory and other returned products from prior recalls.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2024
He paid for Johnson to go to Almnäs Bruk, a small creamery in Sweden that produces Tegel, her cheese of choice for the oral test, to delve into the history and importance of the cheese.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 31, 2023
She brought her own bowl to the table, too, and then a loaf of bread on a cutting board and a dish of creamery butter and spoons.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
Local farms, bakers, creameries and fishermen now supply most ingredients to the district, which serves 30,000 students from wealthy and low-income communities east of San Francisco.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 24, 2023
As part of their summer releases, many Wisconsin creameries, including Maple Leaf Cheese and Renard's Artisan Cheeses, produce cherry-studded white cheddars.
From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2022
All roads lead to creameries, where you can thank the dairy cows for keeping your freezer filled with pints.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 4, 2019
And getting in on that scene is agriculture, which is drawing tourists who come to the city of Frederick up county for its orchards, produce markets and creameries.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 2, 2017
The government operates a travelling dairy to instruct new settlers, and manages permanent creameries which produced over three million pounds of butter last year.
From Canada West by Canada. Dept. of the interior
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