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pigpen

[pig-pen] / ˈpɪgˌpɛn /
NOUN
pigsty
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NOUN
a messy place
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NOUN
messy place
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STRONG


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The pigpen squall of guitars makes a gloriously greasy mess, but Slocum’s vocals cut through like vinegar.

From New York Times • Oct. 28, 2022

There’s even a pen for the pigs her son is raising for 4-H, a rare pigpen with a riverfront view.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 7, 2021

Still another gave them a pigpen to set up on their land.

From Washington Times • Mar. 2, 2020

Tain is surrounded by farms and separated from Dornoch Firth by fields full of sheep; at one point, I had to retrieve my ball from a pigpen, which was out of bounds.

From Golf Digest • Nov. 5, 2016

I sat down beside the pigpen, closed my eyes, put my head between my knees.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien




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