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lactary
/ˈlæktəɹi/
adj 1noun 1
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1LACTARY + NOUN
islington
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adj
1
Alternative form of lactory.
noun
1
A dairyhouse.
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.
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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 t
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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 equa
Wiktionary03
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; […]
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