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stemmery

stemmery noun: a building in which tobacco is stemmed.

Noun

stemmery (plural stemmeries)

  1. (US) A building in which tobacco is stemmed.
    • Good progress is being made with the arrangements for the establishment of a stemmery for tobacco-leaf at Wangaratta, and the Government expert, Mr.. A. J. Bondurant, expects that he will be able to commence the work of stemming shortly after the new year.1901 April 12, “District Reports”, in The Agricultural Journal and Mining Record, volume 4, number 3, page 68

Forms of stemmery

pluralstemmeries

Origin of stemmery

From stem + -ery.

Questions about stemmery

What does stemmery mean?
Stemmery means a building in which tobacco is stemmed.
What part of speech is stemmery?
Stemmery is a noun.
What is the plural of stemmery?
The plural of stemmery is stemmeries.

Words near stemmery in the dictionary

  1. stemmed the rose
  2. stemmed the tide
  3. stemmer
  4. stemmeries
  5. stemmers
  6. stemmery
  7. stemmes
  8. stemmier
  9. stemmiest
  10. stemminess
  11. stemming

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