undertakery

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noun

The work of an undertaker.

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Meanings

nounundertakery (uncountable)
  1. informaluncountableThe work of an undertaker.

    Upon the whole, the absence of mere "undertakery" from the procession was a great gain.

    1851, The Ecclesiologist, Ecclesiological Society, page 414
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    […] we feel how immeasurably superior they were to the meretricious undertakery of the present day. We are led to contrast the quiet graves of the ancient "brethren" with the suburban cemetery of our own times […]

    1867, The Argosy, volumes 3-4, page 60

Origin

undertaker + -ery

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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