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barkery

barkery noun: a tannery.

Noun (1)

barkery (plural barkeries)

  1. (archaic) A tannery.

Noun (2)

barkery (plural barkeries)

  1. (humorous, informal) A bakery that makes treats for pet dogs.
    • Doggie bakeries (or “barkeries”) and cafés are also an excellent locale for a “destination” dog pawty. Many dog barkeries will not only cater the function but will also provide a pawty area and staff to host and move the pawty along.2007, Barbara Burg, Good Treats Cookbook for Dogs: 50 Home-Cooked Treats for Special Occasions Plus Everything You Need to Know to Throw a Dog Party!, Quarry Books, →ISBN, page 14
    • She has truly been a gift. So now I get it: Dogs on the family Christmas card. Dogs with jeweled collars. Thousand–dollar vet bills. Dogs on vacation. Doggie barkeries. Dogs riding shotgun on a trip to the bank. Dogs in the bed. Thanks to Buffy, I now understand it all.2009, Maryann McCullough, “The Convert”, in Colleen Sell, editor, A Cup of Comfort for Dog Lovers II, Adams Media, →ISBN

Forms of barkery

pluralbarkeries

Origin of barkery

From bark + -ery, from the use of bark in the process.

Blend of bark + bakery.

Questions about barkery

What does barkery mean?
Barkery means a tannery.
What part of speech is barkery?
Barkery is a noun.
What is the plural of barkery?
The plural of barkery is barkeries.

Words near barkery in the dictionary

  1. barkeries
  2. barkers
  3. Barkers Creek
  4. Barkers Vale
  5. Barkerville
  6. barkery
  7. Barkese
  8. barkest
  9. Barkestone-le-Vale
  10. barketh
  11. barkevicite

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