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manufactory

noun
man·​u·​fac·​to·​ry | \ ËŒman-yÉ™-ˈfak-t(É™-)rÄ“ How to pronounce manufactory (audio) , ËŒma-nÉ™-\

Definition of manufactory

: factory sense 2a
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Synonyms for manufactory

Synonyms

factory, mill, plant, shop, works, workshop

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Examples of manufactory in a Sentence

recent years have seen a tremendous growth in manufactories all along the river

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 Maybe a manufactory with a big, sweeping counter, like Boston chef Barbara Lynch's Sportello. — Alison Cook, Houston Chronicle, "Eat This: Nancy Cakes at Nancy's Hustle," 3 Jan. 2018 His Oakland auto body shop, George V. Arth & Son, dates to 1877, when his great-grandfather, a blacksmith, bought a carriage manufactory. — San Francisco Chronicle, "Robot cars may kill jobs, but will they create them too?," 9 Dec. 2017

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First Known Use of manufactory

1641, in the meaning defined above

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