[1560–70; swan1 + -ery]This word is first recorded in the period 1560–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: clinch, event, radial, ritual, sector-ery is a suffix of nouns denoting occupation, business, calling or condition, place orestablishment, goods or products, things collectively, qualities, actions, etc. Otherwords that use the affix -ery include: archery, cutlery, fishery, trickery, witchery
Examples of 'swannery' in a sentence
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Vets are inspecting thousands of birds for signs of avian flu within the 15-mile control zone around the swannery.
The Sun (2008)
Staff at the swannery were astonished to learn that the birds were infected with the virus.