lactary
/ˈlæktəɹi/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Alternative form of lactory.
Example Sentences
- "The same may be said of the ‘long-horns’ and of the ‘Alderneys;’ for the former, though fattened for the market, and yielding a large supply of butter and cheese, are not kept to any great extent in the ‘lactaries,’ or milk establishments; […]"
- "The quantity of butter made here is, for an obvious reason small; and rarely exceeds 100 lbs. per week. […] Such is one of the London Lactaries:—there are many of them, some of larger, several of equal, and a few of interior extent."
- "At Laycock’s “lactary,” at Islington, which is one of the best, their food is composed of brewers’ grains, mangel wurtzel, ruta baga, and hay; […]"
Etymology
From Latin lactārius.