Rettery
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Rettery is a noun meaning (historical) A place or establishment where flax is retted.
Meaning
(historical) A place or establishment where flax is retted.
Example Sentences
The most perfect adaptation of Schenck's system is at the rettery of M. Auguste Scrive, near Lille […]. Tanks of wood or stone are used, each to contain two and a half tons of flax straw
Word Forms
- retteries
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include boon, linne, drabbet, crofting, scutch, raghouse.
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