hatchery
/ˈhæt͡ʃəɹi/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.81 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A (commercial) facility where eggs, especially those of fish or poultry, are hatched under artificial conditions.
Example Sentences
- "[A]s the interior of the hatchery was necessarily gloomy and dingy, otherwise it could not have answered its objects, a hole was pierced through the wall, large enough to place an egg in; and through this orifice it was examined [to see if the chicken egg was fertilized], with the aid of the sun-blaze outside."
- "The codfish hatchery at Wood's Hole, Massachusetts, has been highly successful."
- "It would probably be practicable to farm these animals [freshwater crayfish] artificially in ponds supplied with running water, such as are used at trout-hatcheries. […] [I]n this town there is already a Government trout-hatchery which has been very successful."
- "Meanwhile, in 1909, the trout in a certain Pennsylvania fish hatchery began to suffer from enlarged necks; a condition which so sharply affected the hatchery output that it was thought the industry would have to be abandoned."
- "It [Arlington Mill] is now a folk museum and contains a collection of furniture from the Cotswolds Arts and Crafts movement. Some of the mill's machinery can be seen in operation. Next door is a trout hatchery, open to the public every day during the summer."
- "The poultry industry is characterized by a vertical integration in which an agribusiness firm, either through direct ownership or contract, controls the entire production process. Such firms own processing plants, feed mills, and hatcheries, and contract with farmers to raise the chickens."
Etymology
Etymology tree English hatch Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English hatchery From hatch (verb) + -ery (suffix denoting a place where an art, craft, or practice is carried out).
Word Breakdown
- Root: *kagʰ-
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈhæt͡ʃəɹi/
- British English: /ˈhæt͡ʃəɹi/