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usine

usine noun: a West Indian sugar factory.

Noun

usine (plural usines)

  1. (obsolete) A West Indian sugar factory.
    • Account of the usines or central sugar factories on the island1877, P[eter] L[und] Simmonds, “Contents”, in Tropical Agriculture. A Treatise on the Culture, Preparation, Commerce, and Consumption of the Principal Products of the Vegetable Kingdom., London: E. &...
    • The testator died possessed of one third share in an usine or manufactory of refined sugar, and in the machinery, stock in trade, book debts, and effects belonging thereto.1879, The Judicature Ordinance 1879, page 105

Forms of usine

pluralusines

Origin of usine

From French usine. Doublet of officina and oficina.

Questions about usine

What does usine mean?
Usine means a West Indian sugar factory.
What part of speech is usine?
Usine is a noun.
What is the plural of usine?
The plural of usine is usines.

Words near usine in the dictionary

  1. USICH
  2. usie
  3. usies
  4. usin
  5. USINDOPACOM
  6. usine
  7. usines
  8. using
  9. using a sledgehammer to crack a nut
  10. using in anger
  11. using it

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