piggery
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pig·ger·y
(pĭg′ə-rē)n. pl. pig·ger·ies
1. A place where pigs are raised or kept.
2. Piggish conduct.
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piggery
(ˈpɪɡərɪ)n, pl -geries
1. (Agriculture) a place where pigs are kept and reared
2. great greediness; piggishness
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pig•ger•y
(ˈpɪg ə ri)n., pl. -ger•ies.
a pigsty or pig breeder's establishment.
[1795–1805]
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piggery
a place where pigs are kept; pigpen; pigsty.
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| Noun | 1. |  piggery - a farm where pigs are raised or keptfarm - workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit; "it takes several people to work the farm" |
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piggery
n
→ Schweinefarm f, → Schweinemästerei f
(inf, = gluttony) → Völlerei f
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