quaileryn.

Brit.

/ˈkweɪl(ə)ri/, U.S.

/ˈkweɪləri/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: quail n., -ery suffix.

Etymology: < quail n. + -ery suffix.

Now rare.

A place where quails are kept, esp. to be fattened for food.

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the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping birds > poultry-keeping > [noun] > enclosure for poultry > place for other poultry

duckery1745

quail pit1773

quailery1843

tealery1890

teal-house1902

1843 F. Bellew Mem. Griffin II. 91 Much of his time is occupied in..looking after his tealery, and quailery, and sheep.

1876 J. H. Baldwin Large & Small Game Bengal (1877) 293 The natives net quail in vast numbers and bring them round for sale to the residents of our stations to fill up their quaileries.

1894 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Sept. 387/2 The native caught the birds alive for the quaileries of Anglo-Indians.

2003 H. D. Raney Snowmelt Timberdoodles 9 There are places here in the snow crust that look like quail highways, quail bypasses, Grand Central Quaileries.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	quailery
释义	quaileryn. Brit. /ˈkweɪl(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˈkweɪləri/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: quail n., -ery suffix. Etymology: < quail n. + -ery suffix. Now rare. A place where quails are kept, esp. to be fattened for food. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping birds > poultry-keeping > [noun] > enclosure for poultry > place for other poultry duckery1745 quail pit1773 quailery1843 tealery1890 teal-house1902 1843 F. Bellew Mem. Griffin II. 91 Much of his time is occupied in..looking after his tealery, and quailery, and sheep. 1876 J. H. Baldwin Large & Small Game Bengal (1877) 293 The natives net quail in vast numbers and bring them round for sale to the residents of our stations to fill up their quaileries. 1894 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Sept. 387/2 The native caught the birds alive for the quaileries of Anglo-Indians. 2003 H. D. Raney Snowmelt Timberdoodles 9 There are places here in the snow crust that look like quail highways, quail bypasses, Grand Central Quaileries. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1843
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