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/pig"euh ree/, n., pl. piggeries. Chiefly Brit.a pigsty or pig breeder's establishment.[1795-1805; PIG1 + -ERY]
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piggery — noun (plural geries) Date: 1781 1. a place where swine are kept 2. swinish behavior … New Collegiate Dictionary
piggery — noun a) a place, such as a farm, where pigs are kept or raised b) piggish behaviour … Wiktionary
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piggery — pig|ge|ry [ˈpıgəri] n plural piggeries BrE a pig farm, or the place on a farm where pigs are kept … Dictionary of contemporary English
piggery — pig|ger|y [ pıgəri ] noun uncount a farm building where pigs are kept … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
