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There was no last animal I treated. When young farm lads started to help me over the gate into a field or a pigpen, to make sure the old fellow wouldn't fall, I started to consider retiring.
James Herriot

Meaning of "pigpen" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PIGPEN

pigpen  [ˈpɪɡˌpɛn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PIGPEN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pigpen is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PIGPEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of pigpen in the English dictionary

The definition of pigpen in the dictionary is a pen for pigs; sty. Other definition of pigpen is a dirty or untidy place.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PIGPEN


autopen
ˈɔːtəʊˌpɛn
bullpen
ˈbʊlˌpɛn
fibre-tip
ˈfaɪbəˌtɪp pɛn
mispen
ˌmɪsˈpɛn
pen
pɛn
Penn
pɛn
playpen
ˈpleɪˌpɛn
unpen
ʌnˈpɛn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PIGPEN

pigmented
pigmies
pigmoid
Pigmy
pigmy hippopotamus
pignolia
pignoration
pignus
pignut
Pigouvian tax
pigs
pigskin
pigsney
pigstick
pigsticker
pigsticking
pigsties
pigsty
pigswill
pigtail

WORDS THAT END LIKE PIGPEN

Antwerpen
aspen
ballpoint pen
come into the open
copen
dampen
deepen
drawing pen
fountain pen
happen
keep an eye open
lippen
open
reopen
sharpen
tapen
the open
the pen
wide open
wide-open

Synonyms and antonyms of pigpen in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pigpen» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PIGPEN

Find out the translation of pigpen to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pigpen from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pigpen» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

猪圈
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

chiquero
570 millions of speakers

English

pigpen
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pigpen
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مكان قذر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

свинарник
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

chiqueiro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

pigpen
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

porcherie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pigpen
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schweinestall
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

豚舎
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

돈사
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pigpen
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chuồng lợn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பன்றிகளை அடைத்து வைக்கும் இடம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पंप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

domuz ağılı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

porcile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

chlewie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

свинарник
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cocină de porci
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χοιροστάσιο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pigpen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pigpen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

grisebinge
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pigpen

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PIGPEN»

The term «pigpen» is normally little used and occupies the 121.745 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PIGPEN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pigpen

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QUOTES WITH «PIGPEN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word pigpen.
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James Herriot
There was no last animal I treated. When young farm lads started to help me over the gate into a field or a pigpen, to make sure the old fellow wouldn't fall, I started to consider retiring.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PIGPEN»

Discover the use of pigpen in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pigpen and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Princess in the Pigpen
Elizabeth, a duke's daughter sick with fever, travels through time from Elizabethan England to a farm in modern Iowa, where she has difficulty convincing anyone of the truth of her story.
Jane Resh Thomas, 1989
2
Sidetracked Home Executives(TM): From Pigpen to Paradise
Two sisters share the system of organising household chores that they created to make managing a home less time consuming and more efficient, in an updated handbook that explains how to reduce chaos and clutter and achieve organisation in ...
Pam Young, Peggy Jones, 2001
3
Horse in the Pigpen
In an energetic, rhyming picture book, a little girl tries to get her mother's attention as chaos erupts around the family farm.
Linda Williams, 2002
4
Once upon a time in a pigpen, and three other stories
A collection of four previously unpublished stories by the acclaimed children's writer presents, in addition to the title story, A Remarkable Rabbit, Quiet in the Wilderness, and The Gentle Tiger
Margaret Wise Brown, 1980
5
The 27s: The Greatest Myth of Rock & Roll
Shortly after the hospital released Pigpen, Rolling Stone magazine published its first profile of Jerry Garcia. In the interview he touched on Pig's situation: “It's sorta , like, stepping out of the blues story, cause, Pigpen is a sort of guy who's, like, ...
Eric Segalstad, 2008
6
The Dirt on Pigpen
Collects comic strips featuring the Peanuts character Pigpen.
Charles M. Schulz, 2007
7
The American Book of the Dead
Oliver Trager. 26o 26l 262 Kris Kristofferson in a 1972 publicity shot from. □ Ron "Pigpen" McKernan Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, New York City, 1967. (The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts) swinging from his belt buckle, frayed ...
Oliver Trager, 1997
8
Snapshots: Memories of Growing Up on Hopewell Hill
Pigpen. Follies. Given enough lazy summertime hours, and a lack of viable entertainment opportunities, a young boy will turn to just about anything to occupy the time. This was certainly true for me, as well as for my sisters, and any diversion ...
Brian Dowler, 2002
9
In the Stars
Lyla felt like she should have felt insulted, but Pigpen's last minute change of plans didn't bother her. “I tried to call you earlier...I've got some great food here that I've been slaving away cooking for you,” he added. “Good. I'm hungry. I'll be ...
Sabrina Simon, 2012
10
Pigpen Cipher
The pigpen cipher (sometimes referred to as the masonic cipher, Freemason's cipher, Rosicrucian cipher, or Tic-tac-toe cipher) is a geometric simple substitution cipher which exchanges letters for symbols which are fragments of a grid.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PIGPEN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pigpen is used in the context of the following news items.
1
July 27, 2015 in Review // 'Hannibal' Review- “Digestivo”
“Digestivo” is nothing if not relentless—throwing Will Graham (Hugh Dancy) and Hannibal Lecter (Mads Mikkelsen) into the horrifying pigpen ... «Emertainment Monthly, Jul 15»
2
Bromsgrove pupils attend code breaking event
A variety of secret codes were taken on, including the Pigpen Cipher, Morse Code, Semaphore and a Cipher Disk. Mr Wynne added: “It was a ... «Bromsgrove Standard, Jul 15»
3
Afghanistan, empires and the Grateful Dead
Our VW Kombi was called Pigpen, named after the keyboardist of the Grateful Dead who'd died that year. The Dead loomed large, our ... «Bismarck Tribune, Jul 15»
4
35 Years Ago: Grateful Dead Keyboardist Keith Godchaux Dies
In 1971, the Grateful Dead needed a new keyboard player. Ron “Pigpen” McKernan had been a major part of the band's foundation since it ... «Ultimate Classic Rock, Jul 15»
5
Craig Biggio on pine tar: 'That's kind of who I am'
Between the pine tar and the dirt that usually adorned his uniform within an inning or two of taking the field, Biggio was baseball's Pigpen, the ... «Houston Chronicle, Jul 15»
6
Book Review
... a riveting and magnetic personality around whom the other musicians (including the late Ron “Pigpen” McKernan) gravitated and orbited. «Ventura County Reporter, Jul 15»
7
White: Hillary Clinton, Pigpen have much in common
For years, I have been a fan of the Charles Schultz comic strip “Peanuts.” One of the characters of this comic strip is a little boy named Pigpen. «Journal Times, Jul 15»
8
When dance takes some strange turns, literally
PigPen Theatre Company returned to Vineyard Arts Project with their new play with music, " PigPen Theatre Company returned to Vineyard ... «Martha's Vineyard Times, Jul 15»
9
Fair Lane Folk Festival coming to historic Henry Ford Estate on Aug. 1
... The Voice finalist Joshua Davis, Matt Wertz, Frontier Ruckus, Rayland Baxter, The Accidentals, PigPen Theatre Co., Rachel & Dominic Davis, ... «MLive.com, Jul 15»
10
'Hannibal' Recap: Face to Face
Brain Hannibal with the butt of your handgun, plumb the depths of his backfat with a knife, brand him with red-hot iron, truss him up in a pigpen ... «Decider, Jul 15»

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