preservatory

preservatory is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.A preservative. [Obs.] Whitlock.
  2. 2.A room, or apparatus, in which perishable things, as fruit, vegetables, etc., can be preserved without decay.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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