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Meaning of usine | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A West Indian sugar factory.

obsolete

Examples

“Account of the usines or central sugar factories on the island”
“The testator died possessed of one third share in an usine or manufactory of refined sugar, and in the machinery, stock in trade, book debts, and effects belonging thereto.”
“On our usines vacuum pans are used to make a high class of sugar, triple effects to save fuel, and filter presses to recover the sugar lost otherwise in the scum.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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