Eggery

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A location focused on the farming and harvesting of eggs primarily for commercial purposes
2. An establishment engaged in the nurturing of birds specifically for their egg-laying capabilities
3. A site dedicated mainly to producing eggs on a commercial scale ; a facility where birds are raised chiefly to lay eggs for harvesting

Etymology: "Eggery" is a plain formation: the noun "egg" with the suffix "-ery," which attaches to nouns to name a place where something is kept, produced or done, as in "bakery," "nursery" and "piggery." Adding it to "egg" gives a word for an establishment where eggs are produced, here meaning a farm that raises hens for their eggs. The suffix itself comes into English from Old French "-erie," which in turn descends from Latin roots that could mark a trade, a collection or a place of work. Once attached to a common noun like "egg," it readily produces a name for the establishment connected with that product, so the word needs no special history to be understood.