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spinnery

American  
[spin-uh-ree] / ˈspɪn ə ri /

noun

plural

spinneries

  1. a spinning mill.

Etymology

Origin of spinnery

First recorded in 1830–40; spin + -ery

Example Sentences

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We still own two industrial establishments, the flour mills in Bromberg and a linen spinnery in Landeshut in Silesia.

From Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted by Phillips, Chester Arthur

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