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单词 swannery
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swannery

[ swon-uh-ree ]
/ ˈswɒn ə ri /

noun, plural swan·ner·ies.

a place where swans are raised.

Origin of swannery

First recorded in 1560–70; swan1 + -ery

Words nearby swannery

swanky, Swan Lake, swan maiden, Swanndri, swan neck, swannery, Swanscombe man, swansdown, Swansea, swanskin, swan's neck
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Example sentences from the Web for swannery

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

    When William Came|Saki
  • I had heard so much about the swannery that it had but little interest for me.

    Afoot in England|W.H. Hudson

British Dictionary definitions for swannery

swannery
/ (ˈswɒnərɪ) /

noun plural -neries

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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