hoggery

noun — 2 senses

hoggery

noun

/ˈhɒɡəɹi/

Etymology From hog + -ery.

1

Hoggish character or manners; selfishness; greed; beastliness.

  • Crime and shame And all their hoggery.1856, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, “(please specify either |book=1 to 9 or the page)”, in Aurora Leigh, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1857, →OCLC:
2

A place where pigs are kept.

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