Piggery

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A place, such as a farm, where pigs are kept or raised.

    "Two heavy pails of swill—meat scraps floating in custard—from the school kitchens to be carried with a friend, Hans Solish, all the way to the piggery."

  2. 2
    a farm where pigs are raised or kept wordnet
  3. 3
    Piggish behaviour.

Synonyms

All synonyms
pig farmporkery

Example

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"To the east of the dairy, the 1844 map shows a large cultivated field, beyond which is an enclosed field with a small structure, labeled "piggery.""

Etymology

From pig + -ery.

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