perchery

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noun

A series of cages, each containing several perches, in which hens are kept for intensive egg production.

OriginEnglish perch ← Middle English perche ← Old French perche →
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Meanings

nounperchery (plural percheries)

plural percheries

  1. A series of cages, each containing several perches, in which hens are kept for intensive egg production.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*perḱ-
  2. Ancient Greekπέρκη (pérkē)
  3. Latinperca
  4. Old Frenchperche
  5. Middle Englishperche
  6. Englishperch
  7. Englishperchery

From perch + -ery.

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APA

perchery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perchery

MLA

“perchery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perchery. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “perchery,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perchery.

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