Synonyms

piggery

American

[pig-uh-ree] / ˈpɪg ə ri /

noun

Chiefly British.

plural

piggeries

a pigsty or pig breeder's establishment.

piggery British

/ ˈpɪɡərɪ /

noun

a place where pigs are kept and reared
great greediness; piggishness

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Etymology

Origin of piggery

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

Example Sentences

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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 • Jan. 16, 2026

Guo says she came to local politics from the pig-farming business, having managed her family's commercial piggery for several years.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2025

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

From Science Magazine • Nov. 21, 2023

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 • Jun. 19, 2023

There were stables, cowsheds, a piggery, a chicken house, and two large barns with haylofts.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys

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