Cidery

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A workshop, farm or building where apples are pressed and fermented into cider for sale or drinking
2. An establishment devoted to producing or selling the fermented apple drink known as cider
3. The premises where cider is manufactured, typically an orchard-side farm with presses and fermenting vats

Etymology: "Cidery" is a plain English formation: "cider" with the suffix "-ery" attached, which in this case gives the sense of a place where something is made or kept. The "-ery" ending comes from Old French "-erie," and English has long used it to name workplaces and establishments built around a trade, as in "bakery" or "brewery." Cider itself came into English from Old French "cidre," which traces back through Late Latin "sicera" to Hebrew "shekhar," meaning strong drink. Combined with "-ery," "cider" gives a name for the building or farm where cider is pressed, fermented, and sold, the same way a bakery is where bread is baked. The word is a straightforward compound of this kind, and its meaning follows directly from its parts.

Synonyms: cider house, cider mill