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noun

pigpen

pihg-pehn
noun
1
An enclosure where pigs are kept; a pigsty.
"He mucked out the pigpen every morning before school."

How to Use Pigpen

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishAn enclosure for keeping pigs.

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Word Forms

pigpens plural

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Etymology

A straightforward compound of "pig" and "pen".

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