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sty1 definition

sty (stī)

noun pl. sties

  1. a pen for pigs
  2. any foul or filthy place

Etymology: ME stie < OE sti, stig, hall, enclosure, prob. < IE base *stāi-, to stop up, thicken > stone

transitive verb, intransitive verb stied, stying sty′·ing

to lodge in or as in a sty
sty2 definition

sty or stye (stī)

noun pl. sties or styes

a small, inflamed swelling of a sebaceous gland on the rim of an eyelid

Etymology: < obs. dial. styany (taken as sty on eye) < dial. styan, rising < OE stigend, prp. of stigan, to climb, rise: see stile

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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