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snuggery

or snug·ger·ie

[ snuhg-uh-ree ]

/ ˈsnʌg ə ri /

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noun, plural snug·ger·ies. British.

a snug place or position.

a comfortable or cozy room.

Origin of snuggery

First recorded in 1805–15; snug + -ery

Words nearby snuggery

snuffer, snuffle, snuffy, snug, snug as a bug in a rug, snuggery, snuggies, snuggle, snyder, snye, so

Example sentences from the Web for snuggery

He could not be induced to leave his snuggery, and even as we talked he was lustily snoring.

The World As I Have Found It |Mary L. Day Arms
Caldew walked out of the snuggery and opened a door at the side of the house.

The Hand in the Dark |Arthur J. Rees
Like a true sportsman, in telling the story afterward in John Saunders's snuggery, he averred that the number was nine!

Pieces of Eight |Richard le Gallienne
Here I draw the curtain; for who but one of its own household could understand a welcome at the Snuggery?

Pastoral Days |William Hamilton Gibson

She flew back to the snuggery to tell Janet the news, and they both went down to the library to tell Auntie Mogs.

Phyllis |Dorothy Whitehill

British Dictionary definitions for snuggery

snuggery

/ (ˈsnʌɡərɪ) /

noun plural -geries

a cosy and comfortable place or room

another name for snug (def. 7)