piggery

American  

[pig-uh-ree] / ˈpɪg ə ri /

noun

Chiefly British.

plural

piggeries

1. a pigsty or pig breeder's establishment.

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piggery British  

/ ˈpɪɡərɪ /

noun

1. a place where pigs are kept and reared

2. great greediness; piggishness

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Etymology

Origin of piggery

First recorded in 1795–1805; pig ¹ + -ery

Example Sentences

Dormant since 1985, the distillery recently announced it would reopen, and build the region’s first “whisky resort,” complete with a spa, a five-star hotel and a bistro housed in a former piggery.

From The Wall Street Journal

The piggery sits among flat canola fields not far from wetlands that are breeding grounds for dozens of species of waterbirds.

From Science Magazine

Asilo and his family have survived for decades off the proceeds from his vegetable farm, piggery, coconut grove and on-and-off work as caretaker of a nearby gravel and sand quarry.

From Seattle Times

He was in the piggery at his home at Chartwell, England, with his grandson, scratching the back of an old sow with his walking stick.

From Washington Post

Although there are no piggeries near Darwin, there is a large feral pig population that could spread the infection.

From BBC