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What does "factory" mean?

Factory: The body of factors in any place; as, a chaplain to a British factory. W. Guthrie.

Additional senses

  1. 2.A building, or collection of buildings, appropriated to the manufacture of goods; the place where workmen are employed in fabricating goods, wares, or utensils; a manufactory; as, a cotton factory. Factory leg (Med.), a variety of bandy leg, associated with partial dislocation of the tibia, produced in young children by working in factories.

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