piggery

piggery
/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

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