saltworks

saltworks
a) A place where salt is refined and prepared commercially.

Im off to the saltworks again, another day another dollar.

b) A job, usually considered boring drudgery.

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  • saltworks — noun a plant where salt is produced commercially • Usage Domain: ↑plural, ↑plural form • Hypernyms: ↑plant, ↑works, ↑industrial plant * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun plural but singular or plural in construction …   Useful english dictionary

  • saltworks — noun plural but singular or plural in construction Date: 1565 a plant where salt is prepared commercially …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • saltworks — n. place where salt is prepared or manufactured …   English contemporary dictionary

  • saltworks — salt•works [[t]ˈsɔltˌwɜrks[/t]] n. pl. works (used with a sing. or pl. v.) a building or plant where salt is made • Etymology: 1555–65 …   From formal English to slang

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