"quailery" meaning in All languages combined

See quailery on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: quaileries [plural]
Etymology: quail + -ery Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|quail|ery}} quail + -ery Head templates: {{en-noun}} quailery (plural quaileries)
  1. A structure in which one houses quail that are kept as a food animal.
    Sense id: en-quailery-en-noun-4WVAOAtr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ery

Inflected forms

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