hamstery

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English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From hamster +‎ -ery.

Noun[edit]

hamstery (plural hamsteries)

  1. A place where hamsters are bred.
    • 2001 July 2, Mwsnsanibel, “REPOST: NEWEST HAMSTERY AROUND”, in alt.pets.hamsters‎[1] (Usenet), retrieved 2022-04-12:
      oakmont's citrine hamstery
      Specializing in Dwarf hamsters of lilac fawn, and blue fawn coloration.
      Litters soon available, so reserve today!

Etymology 2[edit]

hamster +‎ -y

Adjective[edit]

hamstery (comparative more hamstery, superlative most hamstery)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of hamsters.
    • 2008, Peter Wild, The Empty Page: Fiction Inspired by Sonic Youth, page 124:
      She was lying on Mr Lynwood's rug, inhaling the hamstery smell of his boot, and she wondered whether she could ever scrub herself clean.
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