perchery

English

noun

Definitions

A series of cages, each containing several perches, in which hens are kept for intensive egg production.

Etymology

Suffix from English perch (bar to support a candle).

Origin

English

perch

Gloss

bar to support a candle

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Nile perch English
deperch English
logperch English
overperch English
perch English
perchest English
percheth English
perchless English
perchlike English
pike-perch English
pikeperch English
reperch English
sea perch English
sunperch English
surfperch English
unperch English
perche Middle English