Cannery

/ˈkænəri/ noun

A factory where food, especially fruits and vegetables, are processed and sealed in cans for storage and sale.

From 'can' (the metal container) plus '-ery' (a place where something is done). Canneries emerged in the 1800s when canning technology became industrial.

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