hoggery

noun

hog·​gery

ˈhȯg(ə)rē,

ˈhäg-,

-ri

plural -es

1

: a place where hogs are kept : piggery, hog house

2

: hoggish character or manners : gross animality : greed

Word History

First Known Use

1642, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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