"saltworks" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: saltworks [plural]
Etymology: From salt + works. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|salt|works}} salt + works Head templates: {{en-noun|saltworks}} saltworks (plural saltworks)
  1. A place where salt is refined and prepared commercially. Translations (salt works): suolatehdas (Finnish), Salzwerk [neuter] (German), αλατοποιείο (alatopoieío) [neuter] (Greek), salinae [feminine, plural] (Latin), طوزله (tuzla) (Ottoman Turkish), saliña (Papiamentu), salina [feminine] (Polish), tuzla (Turkish), memleha [archaic] (Turkish)
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  2. (figuratively) A job, usually considered boring drudgery. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-saltworks-en-noun-5ZwxVDnn

Alternative forms

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