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Definition of "piggery" []

  • A place where pigs are raised or kept. (noun)
  • Piggish conduct. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "piggery" in a sentence
  • "She thinks that having a piggery is a very productive business."
  • "The 'piggery' which Jack invented, ... became famous the world over, not only among farmers but with curious laymen as well."
  • "My grandparents used to live about a mile down a country road in Massachusetts from a small pig farm, or "piggery" as Grandpa called it."