Preservatories

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Preservatory \Pre*serv"a*to*ry\, n.; pl. {Preservatories}.
     1. A preservative. [Obs.] --Whitlock.
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     2. A room, or apparatus, in which perishable things, as
        fruit, vegetables, etc., can be preserved without decay.


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