barkery
English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From bark + -ery, from the use of bark in the process.
Noun
[edit]barkery (plural barkeries)
- A tanhouse.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “barkery”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)
Etymology 2
[edit]Noun
[edit]barkery (plural barkeries)
- A bakery that makes treats for pet dogs.
- 2007, Barbara Burg, Good Treats Cookbook for Dogs: 50 Home-Cooked Treats for Special Occasions Plus Everything You Need to Know to Throw a Dog Party!, Quarry Books, →ISBN, page 14:
- Doggie bakeries (or “barkeries”) and cafés are also an excellent locale for a “destination” dog pawty. Many dog barkeries will not only cater the function but will also provide a pawty area and staff to host and move the pawty along.
- 2009, Maryann McCullough, “The Convert”, in Colleen Sell, editor, A Cup of Comfort for Dog Lovers II, Adams Media, →ISBN:
- She has truly been a gift. So now I get it: Dogs on the family Christmas card. Dogs with jeweled collars. Thousand–dollar vet bills. Dogs on vacation. Doggie barkeries. Dogs riding shotgun on a trip to the bank. Dogs in the bed. Thanks to Buffy, I now understand it all.
- 2014, Kelly E. Carter, The Dog Lover’s Guide to Travel: Best Destinations, Hotels, Events, and Advice to Please Your Pet—and You, National Geographic Society, →ISBN:
- The ATL prides itself on a hot evening social scene for pampered pets, ample al fresco dining options, a slew of doggie barkeries, and loads of dog-friendly hotels, making it a terrier-rific destination.