spinnery

[ spin-uh-ree ]

noun

, plural spin·ner·ies.

1. a spinning spinning mill.

Word History and Origins

Origin of spinnery¹

First recorded in 1830–40; spin + -ery

Example Sentences

In a shopping center in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, that contains a “spinnery” and a store that sells jams, jellies and syrups, there’s one storefront that resembles a mountain cabin, where you might drink mulled wine by a fire.

From The Guardian

We still own two industrial establishments, the flour mills in Bromberg and a linen spinnery in Landeshut in Silesia.

From Project Gutenberg