Definition of Ewery. Meaning of Ewery. Synonyms of Ewery

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Definition of Ewery

Ewery
Ewery Ew"er*y, Ewry Ew"ry . [From Ewer.] An office or place of household service where the ewers were formerly kept. [Enq.] --Parker.

Meaning of Ewery from wikipedia

- A ewery was the office in a wealthy medieval English household responsible for water and the vessels for drinking or washing of the person. The word derives...
- was closely connected with other offices of the household, such as the ewery and the scullery. While this usage is obsolete today, the term can refer...
- Marshalsea Chamber Wardrobe Kitchen Pantry Buttery Confectionery Cellar Poultry ****ery Larder Scalding-house Saucery Scullery Chandlery Ewery Laundry Napery...
- the Catery John Browne, Office of the Saucery John Penne, Office of the Ewery Thomas Laurence, Office of the Poultry Detailed descriptions of the duties...
- with the offices of the laundry (washing and storage of clothing) and the ewery (water and the vessels for drinking or washing of the person), and the three...
- which supplied bread, butter, cheese, and other basic provisions, and the ewery, which contained napkins and basins for washing and shaving. In the very...
- that is, a cask. A butler, before he became able to take charge of the ewery, pantry, cellar, and the staff, would be in charge of the buttery. However...