pigpen - Wiktionary, the free dictionary (original) (raw)

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Compound of pig +‎ pen.

• IPA(key): /pɪɡ.pɛn/, [ˈpʰɪɡˌpʰɛn]

pigpen (plural pigpens)

1. Synonym of pigsty.
   The lower pasture also contains a pigpen.
   This room is a pigpen. When are you going to clean it?
2. (cryptography) The pigpen cipher.

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