cidery

adj, noun — 2 senses

cidery

adj

Etymology From cider + -y.

1

Resembling, involving, or being cider.

  • Near-synonyms: ciderish, ciderlike
  • She picked up an apple which had a rich cidery smell and tossed it over the fence into the orchard, where it landed with a plop and smelled even more cidery […]1980, Beverly Cleary, Beth Krush, Joe Krush, Emily's Runaway Imagination:
1 more example
  • The more he heard of fumbled passes, cidery kisses and snapped straps, the more he knew better than to risk such humiliation.2000, Michael Arditti, Easter, page 237:

cidery

noun

Etymology From cid(er) + -ery.

1

A facility where hard cider is produced.

  • Plan an outing to a local cidery or apple farm. Have fun apple-picking and taste-testing all the different varieties!2017, Amy E. Reichert, The Simplicity of Cider, page 321:
Derived terms
microcidery
Related terms
cider house, cidermaker, cidermaking, cider press, scrumpy

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