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sty1

Pronunciation: /stʌɪ/

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Definition of sty

noun (plural sties)

  • a pigsty: figurativethe place is a real sty, beer and wine bottles all over the place

verb (sties, stying, stied)

[with object] archaic
  • keep (a pig) in a sty:the most beggarly place that ever pigs were stied in

Origin:

Old English stī- (in stīfearh 'sty pig'), probably identical with stig 'hall' (see steward), of Germanic origin

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