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BOILERY
Etymology
Noun
boilery (plural boileries)
A place and apparatus for boiling, as for evaporating brine in the manufacture of salt.
Source: Wiktionary
Boil"er*y, n. Etym: [Cf. F. bouillerie.]
Definition: A place and apparatus for boiling, as for evaporating brine in salt making.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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