saltern

salt·ern

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Definitions of saltern word

noun saltern a saltworks. 1
noun saltern a plot of land laid out in pools for the evaporation of seawater to produce salt. 1
noun saltern a place where salt is obtained from pools of evaporated sea water 0
abbreviation SALTERN saltworks 0

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Old English sealtærn saltworks (not recorded in ME), equivalent to sealt salt1 + ærn building, house

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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