- swine-sty
- swineˈ-sty noun (archaic or dialect)A pig-sty• • •Main Entry: ↑swine
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Sty — Sty, n.; pl. {Sties}. [Written also {stigh}.] [AS. stigu, fr. st[=i]gan to rise; originally, probably, a place into which animals climbed or went up. [root]164. See {Sty}, v. i., and cf. {Steward}.] 1. A pen or inclosure for swine. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sty — Sty, v. i. [OE. stien, sti?en, AS. st[=i]gan to rise; akin to D. stijgen, OS. & OHG. st[=i]gan, G. steigen, Icel. st[=i]ga, Sw. stiga, Dan. stige, Goth. steigan, L. vestigium footstep, Gr. ? to walk, to go, Skr. stigh to mount. Cf. {Distich},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sty — sty1 /stuy/, n., pl. sties, v., stied, stying. n. 1. a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen. 2. any filthy place or abode. 3. a place of bestial debauchery. v.t. 4. to keep or lodge in or as if in a sty. v.i. 5. to live in or as i … Universalium
sty — I [[t]staɪ[/t]] n. pl. sties, 1) an enclosure for swine; pigpen 2) a filthy place or abode 3) to keep or lodge in or as if in a sty 4) to live in or as if in a sty • Etymology: bef. 1000; OE stī in stī fearh sty pig, prob. identical with stig in… … From formal English to slang
sty — 1. noun /staɪ/ a) A pen or enclosure for swine. b) A messy or dirty place. Syn: pig pen, pigsty, hovel 2 … Wiktionary
sty — n. 1. Hog sty, pig sty, swine pen. 2. Tumor (on the edge of the eyelid). 3. Place of debauchery, sink of corruption. 4. Filthy place, den, sink, Augean stable, slum, rookery … New dictionary of synonyms
Swinesty — Swine sty , n. A sty, or pen, for swine. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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