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

swang, swanherd, swank, swanky, swanndri, swannery, swanscombe man, swansdown, swansea, swanskin, swanson

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