creamery
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- noun
- /ˈkriməri/
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cremería
- Peter, his arms white with curd, had come out of the creamery.
- a local creamery
Examples
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After we finished shopping, we went to the Creamery Cafe to buy Moon hot chocolate and a piece of apple pie.
Fiction book (1990) -
The light is cloudy through the smeared windows, and the creamery smells stale and sweet, of dust and rot.
Fiction book (2000) -
Got a job at the creamery
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The loss of the creamery has had profound economic and social implications for local communities.
Academic text (1999) -
The environmental consequences of creamery consolidation are also significant.
Academic text (1999) -
During the 1st year, students evaluated the motor pool, farm services, power plant, and creamery on campus.
Academic text (1996) -
The horse-drawn cart carrying a few milk churns on its daily trip to the creamery has been replaced by giant delivery trucks.
Academic text (1999) -
The amalgamation of local creameries into a regional enterprise, Avonmore Creameries, Ltd., has transformed local lives.
Academic text (1999) -
Jimbo doesn't say anything, and Billy grabs his bike from where Jimbo leaned it against the creamery.
Fiction book (2000) -
The milk that we produce here goes to a creamery for cheese production.
Synonyms
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A farm or building where people make milk into cheese, butter, and cream
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A farm where cows are kept to produce milk and make cheese and butter
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Etymology
Creamery comes from the simple word cream plus the ending -ery, which is like in bakery and means 'a place for' something. So a creamery is a place where cream and other dairy products like butter and cheese are made or sold.