Plural of curriery; establishments where leather is curried (prepared and treated), or places where curry is made or sold.
From 'curriery' (a currier's workshop or shop) plus the plural suffix '-s.' The term applies both to leather-working shops and food establishments.
Before industrialization, currieries were important neighborhood businesses—leather-workers kept entire blocks smelly and productive in medieval cities, treating hides with fats and oils to make them soft and waterproof.
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