sealery

American

[see-luh-ree] / ˈsi lə ri /

noun

a place where seals are caught.
the occupation of hunting or taking seals.

sealery British

/ ˈsiːlərɪ /

noun

the occupation of hunting seals
any place where seals are regularly to be found, esp a seal rookery

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

sealeries

plural

Etymology

Origin of sealery

First recorded in 1890–95; seal ² + -ery

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"Oh, it's the bad skillery sealery alligator!" cried Flop Ear.

From Curly and Floppy Twistytail; the Funny Piggie Boys by Garis, Howard Roger

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