workery en · NOUN
Etymology
From Middle English werkri, equivalent to work + -ery. Compare Dutch werkerij, German Werkerei (“factory”).
Meanings
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(no-plural) The art or business of working; workmanship, especially pertaining to handcrafts, handiwork, needlework, etc.
She was, in Julia's words, “a marvel of cookery, workery, good humor, and everyone warms to her and loves her.”
2012, Noel Riley Fitch, Appetite for Life:
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(no-plural) A place where one works; workshop; factory
The boy says his father works in the workery. The baby doesn't say anything, but one day she's going to say Pa-pa. My husband's an architect.
2014, Valeria Luiselli, Faces in the Crowd: