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
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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
Samples of Vulto’s cheese repeatedly tested positive for listeria species between July 2014 and Feb. 2017, ultimately leading the federal court to shut down the creamery in 2018.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2024
Vulto shut down the creamery and issued a full recall after the U.S.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 5, 2024
I had a job at the campus creamery, flipping burgers and scooping ice cream.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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 offered a bonus to those owners of creameries who would provide cold-storage accommodation at them and keep the room in use for a period of three years.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" by Various
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