pigsty
noun
pigsties
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pluralof pigsty.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Bats that were fleeing this human-caused disaster roosted above pigsties in Malaysia.
From Salon ● Jan. 19, 2023
Some farmers supplemented their income with fruit orchards, planting trees next to open-air pigsties — perfect flying fox buffets.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 14, 2021
Mattila sat in pigsties and chicken coops to confirm that honey bees were landing in poop.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 9, 2020
As bats foraged among the farms’ trees, saliva-soaked pieces of fruit would have fallen into the pigsties, providing the pigs with irresistible morsels and repeated doses of the virus.
From New York Times ● Jun. 17, 2020
Until my father sent for her to live in the Bronx, my mother delivered babies in beds and pigsties.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
