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swannery

[ swon-uh-ree ]

noun

, plural swan·ner·ies.
  1. a place where swans swan are raised.


swannery

/ ˈswɒnərɪ /

noun

  1. a place where swans are kept and bred
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of swannery1

First recorded in 1560–70; swan 1 + -ery
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Example Sentences

Some pedigree Herefords for his ‘home farm’ was another commission, and a dozen and a half swans for a swannery.

The first of these is master of the famous swannery or nursery of swans, the like of which, I believe, is not in Europe.

Every one has heard of the Fleet in connection with the famous swannery of Abbotsbury, the largest in the land.

I had heard so much about the swannery that it had but little interest for me.

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