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rettery

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Etymology

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From ret +‎ -ery.

Noun

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rettery (plural retteries)

  1. (historical) A place or establishment where flax is retted.
    • 1839, Andrew Ure, A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines:
      The most perfect adaptation of Schenck's system is at the rettery of M. Auguste Scrive, near Lille [] . Tanks of wood or stone are used, each to contain two and a half tons of flax straw

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