α. 1600s–1700s 1900s– pigscot, 1800s– pig's cot, 1900s– pigscott.
β. 1900s– pigcot.
pigscotn.
/ˈpɪɡskət/, /ˈpɪɡs kɒt/, U.S. /ˈpɪɡs ˌkɑt/ Chiefly English regional (chiefly south-west midlands).
= pigscote n.
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the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping of pigs > [noun] > placing in sty > pigsty or pen
sty?c1225
hoghouse1350
hog cote1414
swine sty1414
swine cote?c1430
swine housea1450
swine garth1459
swine house garth1466
hogsty?a1500
swine hulka1500
swine cruive1501
swine hull1566
cruivec1575
pigsty1580
swine's-steada1599
pigscote1599
hog pen1640
hoggery1642
crawl1661
swine crew1673
pigscot1679
1679 H. Croft Short Narr. Discov. College of Jesuits 9 They had carried out and hid in a Pigs-Cot adjoining, about two Horse-loads of Books.
1775 N. Kent Hints to Gentlemen 165 Stable, cow-sheds, calves-pens, and pigs-cots.
1890 J. D. Robertson Gloss. Words County of Gloucester 113 Pig's-cot, pig-sty.
1932 Hereford Times 21 May 1/4 The outbuildings comprise Stone and Tiled Cow House for 4, Pigscots, Stable, [etc.].
2003 Independent (Nexis) 5 Nov. 7 A large stone barn conversion with oak beams, double garage (former cart sheds), cowshed, workshop, woodstore and office (a former pigs cot).
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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