swannery

[ swon-uh-ree ]

noun

, plural swan·ner·ies.

1. a place where swans swan are raised.

swannery

/ ˈswɒnərɪ /

noun

1. a place where swans are kept and bred

Word History and Origins

Origin of swannery¹

First recorded in 1560–70; swan ¹ + -ery

Example Sentences

Some pedigree Herefords for his ‘home farm’ was another commission, and a dozen and a half swans for a swannery.

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The first of these is master of the famous swannery or nursery of swans, the like of which, I believe, is not in Europe.

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Every one has heard of the Fleet in connection with the famous swannery of Abbotsbury, the largest in the land.

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I had heard so much about the swannery that it had but little interest for me.

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