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saltworks en · NOUN

Etymology

From salt + works.

Meanings

1. A place where salt is refined and prepared commercially.
2. (figuratively) A job, usually considered boring drudgery.
   • I'm off to the saltworks again. Another day, another dollar.

Forms

Translations (11)

el αλατοποιείο (salt works) · la salinae (salt works) · ota طوزله (salt works) · pl salina (salt works) · de Salzwerk (salt works) · tr memleha (salt works) · cmn 鹽場 /盐场 (salt works) · pap saliña (salt works) · tr tuzla (salt works) · fi suolatehdas (salt works) · cmn 鹽廠 /盐厂 (salt works)