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noun
A facility in which animal carcasses are rendered into useful by-products, such as hides, fertilizer, soap, etc.; a rendering plant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Pennsylvania, Western, dialectal, obsolete
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Synonyms: knacker's yard, knackery
Antonyms: none provided
History
Probably from German Schinder (“person who renders animal carcasses”) + -ery (“place of”).
