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sealery

[ see-luh-ree ]

noun

, plural seal·er·ies.
  1. a place where seals seal are caught.
  2. the occupation of hunting or taking seals. seal.


sealery

/ ˈsiːlərɪ /

noun

  1. the occupation of hunting seals
  2. any place where seals are regularly to be found, esp a seal rookery
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of sealery1

First recorded in 1890–95; seal 2 + -ery

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