swannery

[ swon-uh-ree ]

noun,plural swan·ner·ies.

a place where swans are raised.

Origin of swannery

First recorded in 1560–70; swan¹ + -ery

Words Nearby swannery

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How to use swannery in a sentence

Some pedigree Herefords for his ‘home farm’ was another commission, and a dozen and a half swans for a swannery.
When William Came | Saki
The first of these is master of the famous swannery or nursery of swans, the like of which, I believe, is not in Europe.
From London to Land's End | Daniel Defoe
Every one has heard of the Fleet in connection with the famous swannery of Abbotsbury, the largest in the land.
Afoot in England | W.H. Hudson
I had heard so much about the swannery that it had but little interest for me.
Afoot in England | W.H. Hudson

British Dictionary definitions for swannery

swannery

/ (ˈswɒnərɪ) /

nounplural -neries

a place where swans are kept and bred

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