pigpenn.

Brit.

/ˈpɪɡpɛn/, U.S.

/ˈpɪɡˌpɛn/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pig n.¹, pen n.²

Etymology: < pig n.¹ + pen n.² Compare earlier pigsty n.

1. A pen in which pigs are housed.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > order Artiodactyla (cloven-hoofed animals) > pig > [noun] > habitation of

pigsty1580

pig house1677

pigpen1803

pig bed1821

pig run1848

1803 Lit. Mag. (Philadelphia) Oct. ii Compare everything you saw, from the church to the pig-pen.

1869 E. Kellogg Charlie Bell xii. 157 That night they set the trap close by the pig-pen.

1914 R. Kipling Diversity of Creatures (1917) 52 I was obligin' Jim that evenin' muckin' out his pig-pen.

2002 Nature Conservancy Summer 34/2 They are preparing to install a biogas unit's underground ‘digester’ between their house and the pigpen.

2. figurative. A very dirty or untidy room or building. Cf. pigsty n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > other types of dwelling > [noun] > vile or miserable

hell-holec1400

dogholec1450

cabin1594

sty1605

hole1616

hogsty1688

gourbi1738

rathole1770

pigsty1798

hell's kitchen1827

den1836

kennel1837

pigpen1872

rural slum1886

1872 Harper's Mag. Apr. 690/2 This [room], by reason of its general unsightliness, was denominated by Tammany's political adversaries the ‘Pig-Pen’.

1907 J. London Let. 25 July (1966) 247 He left his stateroom the filthiest pig~pen I ever saw.

1950 W. Stegner Preacher & Slave i. ii. 15 The place was a pigpen, as usual, the brass bed and the bunk along the front wall humped with dirty quilts.

1979 R. Gillespie Crossword Myst. v. 116 ‘Did you search his place?’ ‘Yeah. A pigpen.’

2003 D. Halberstam Teammates (2004) vi. 112 Her home was a pigpen. When Eddie Collins had called at their home, Ted covered the best chair in the house with a towel.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pigpen
释义	pigpenn. Brit. /ˈpɪɡpɛn/, U.S. /ˈpɪɡˌpɛn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pig n.¹, pen n.² Etymology: < pig n.¹ + pen n.² Compare earlier pigsty n. 1. A pen in which pigs are housed. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > order Artiodactyla (cloven-hoofed animals) > pig > [noun] > habitation of pigsty1580 pig house1677 pigpen1803 pig bed1821 pig run1848 1803 Lit. Mag. (Philadelphia) Oct. ii Compare everything you saw, from the church to the pig-pen. 1869 E. Kellogg Charlie Bell xii. 157 That night they set the trap close by the pig-pen. 1914 R. Kipling Diversity of Creatures (1917) 52 I was obligin' Jim that evenin' muckin' out his pig-pen. 2002 Nature Conservancy Summer 34/2 They are preparing to install a biogas unit's underground ‘digester’ between their house and the pigpen. 2. figurative. A very dirty or untidy room or building. Cf. pigsty n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > other types of dwelling > [noun] > vile or miserable hell-holec1400 dogholec1450 cabin1594 sty1605 hole1616 hogsty1688 gourbi1738 rathole1770 pigsty1798 hell's kitchen1827 den1836 kennel1837 pigpen1872 rural slum1886 1872 Harper's Mag. Apr. 690/2 This [room], by reason of its general unsightliness, was denominated by Tammany's political adversaries the ‘Pig-Pen’. 1907 J. London Let. 25 July (1966) 247 He left his stateroom the filthiest pig~pen I ever saw. 1950 W. Stegner Preacher & Slave i. ii. 15 The place was a pigpen, as usual, the brass bed and the bunk along the front wall humped with dirty quilts. 1979 R. Gillespie Crossword Myst. v. 116 ‘Did you search his place?’ ‘Yeah. A pigpen.’ 2003 D. Halberstam Teammates (2004) vi. 112 Her home was a pigpen. When Eddie Collins had called at their home, Ted covered the best chair in the house with a towel. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1803
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