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GRANARY
granary, garner
(noun) a storehouse for threshed grain or animal feed
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
granary (plural granaries or granarys)
(agriculture) A storage facility for grain or sometimes animal feed.
(figuratively) A fertile, grain-growing region.
Synonyms
• (fertile region): breadbasket, rice bowl
Source: Wiktionary
Gran"a*ry, n.; pl. Granaries. Etym: [L. granarium, fr. granum grain. See Garner.]
Definition: A storehouse or repository for grain, esp. after it is thrashed or husked; a cornbouse; also (Fig.), a region fertile in grain. The exhaustless granary of a world. Thomson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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OSTENSIBLE
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