"rettery" meaning in All languages combined

See rettery on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: retteries [plural]
Etymology: From ret + -ery. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|ret|ery}} ret + -ery Head templates: {{en-noun}} rettery (plural retteries)
  1. (historical) A place or establishment where flax is retted. Tags: historical Translations (place to soak hemp or flax): rouissoir (French)

Inflected forms

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