Meanings
nounvintry (plural vintries)
plural vintries
- obsoleteA place where wine is sold.
[…]wine manufactured[…]There used to be seven large vintries close to the city, and Chi Li and Hoo Peh received their supplies from here
January 31 1867, Office of Maritime Customs, Chin-kiang, Reports on Trade by the Foreign Commissioners at the Various Ports in China
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Origin
- Old Frenchvinotier
- Middle Englishviniterie
- Englishvintry
From Middle English viniterie, from Old French vinotier, vinetier (“wine merchant”).
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vintry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vintry
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