stemmery
noun
a factory or other place where tobacco leaves are stripped.
stemmeries
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pluralof stemmery.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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These processes, which are usually known as rehandling, are carried out in special buildings which are called leaf houses and stemmeries.
From Tobacco Leaves Being a Book of Facts for Smokers by W. A. Brennan
