See sty in American Heritage Dictionary 4
also stye
noun pl. sties sties also styes (stīz)Origin:
Origin: Alteration of Middle English styanye
Origin: : styan, sty (from Old English stīgend, from present participle of stīgan, to rise; see steigh- in Indo-European roots)
Origin: + eye, ye, eye; see eye
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