hogpen

American  

[hawg-pen, hog-] / ˈhɔgˌpɛn, ˈhɒg- /

noun

1. pigpen.

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Etymology

Origin of hogpen

First recorded in 1685–95; hog + pen ²

Example Sentences

But he’s been promoted, so we told him, from the yard to the hogpen.

From Literature

Wretches," cried she, "you have abused a lady's hospitality; and in this princely saloon your behavior has been suited to a hogpen.

From Project Gutenberg

And many demonstrators obediently climbed into trucks for the trip to the hogpen prison.

From Time Magazine Archive

Out beyond Palm Springs, six of the sicklers solo off and chainwhip a couple of stompers from another hogpen.

From Time Magazine Archive

Later the distillery was abandoned, became a hogpen.

From Time Magazine Archive