Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rettery

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ret-tery
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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"

Etymology

From ret + -ery.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ret

Inflected Forms

retteries (plural)

Questions

What does rettery mean?: A place or establishment where flax is retted.
Where does rettery come from?: From ret + -ery.

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