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Tannery vs Cannery - What's the difference?

tannery | cannery |

As nouns the difference between tannery and cannery

is that tannery is a place where people tan hides to make leather while cannery is a factory that produces canned goods.

tannery

English

Noun

(tanneries)
  • A place where people tan hides to make leather.
  • (uncountable) The business of a tanner.

    • Related terms

    * tanner * tan

    cannery

    English

    Noun

    (canneries)
  • A factory that produces canned goods.
    • Jim had a summer job cleaning and packing salmon at the fish cannery .

    Synonyms

    * (facility where foodstuffs are canned ): packing plant, packinghouse

    See also

    * bottler