stemmery

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noun

A building in which tobacco is stemmed.

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Meanings

nounstemmery (plural stemmeries)

plural stemmeries

  1. USA building in which tobacco is stemmed.

    Good progress is being made with the arrangements for the establishment of a stemmery for tobacco-leaf at Wangaratta, and the Government expert, Mr.. A. J. Bondurant, expects that he will be able to commence the work of stemming shortly after the new year.

    1901 April 12, “District Reports”, in The Agricultural Journal and Mining Record, volume 4, number 3, page 68

Origin

From stem + -ery.

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stemmery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stemmery

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“stemmery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stemmery. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stemmery,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stemmery.

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