Meaning & use

Piggery

noun·Everyday

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A farm building or enclosure where pigs are bred and raised.

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The farmer built a new piggery to house the growing herd.

The smell from the piggery drifted across the neighboring fields.

A note on using this word

Can also be used figuratively and disparagingly to describe a filthy or messy place.

Words with a similar meaning

pigstypig farm

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