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can·ner·y

   [kan-uh-ree]
noun, plural can·ner·ies.
a factory where foodstuffs, as meat, fish, or fruit are canned.
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Origin:
1865–70, Americanism; can2 + -ery
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cannery (ˈkænərɪ)
 
—n , pl -neries
a place where foods are canned

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cannery
1879, from the derived verb from can (n.) + -ery.
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