A place where chickens are kept or raised; a chicken coop or poultry farm.
From 'chicken' (Old English cicen) plus the suffix '-ery' (from Old French -erie), meaning a place where something is kept or done. The suffix '-ery' was commonly used in English to denote locations or collections, similar to 'bakery' or 'brewery'.
The word 'chickery' shows how English speakers creatively build new words by combining familiar roots with standard suffixes—we do the same thing today when we invent words like 'selfie' or 'ghosting.' Even though 'chickery' isn't commonly used anymore, it demonstrates how language evolves as people find new ways to describe their daily world.
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