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sty

1

[ stahy ]

noun

plural sties.
  1. a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
  2. any filthy place or abode.
  3. a place of bestial debauchery.


verb (used with object)

stied, stying.
  1. to keep or lodge in or as if in a sty.

verb (used without object)

stied, stying.
  1. to live in or as if in a sty.

sty

2
or stye

[ stahy ]

noun

Ophthalmology.
plural sties.
  1. a circumscribed abscess caused by bacterial infection of the glands on the edge of the eyelid; hordeolum.

sty

/ ²õ³Ù²¹Éª /

noun

  1. a pen in which pigs are housed and fed
  2. any filthy or corrupt place
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to enclose or be enclosed in a sty
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of sty1

First recorded before 1000; (for the noun) Middle English; Old English ²õ³ÙÄ«- (as in ²õ³ÙÄ«-fearh “sty-pigâ€), probably identical to stig- in stigweard steward; cognate with Old Norse ²õ³ÙÄ«, Dutch stijg, German Steige

Origin of sty2

First recorded in 1610–20; by false division of Middle English styanye, from styan ( Old English ²õ³ÙÄ«²µ±ð²Ô»å “sty,†literally, “risingâ€) + ye eye ), misread as sty on eye
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of sty1

Old English stig; related to Old Norse ²õ³ÙÄ«²¹ pen, fold, Old High German ²õ³ÙÄ«²µ²¹, Middle Dutch stije
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He cited San Francisco, a “pig sty†where there is an app to report human feces on the streets — a city that was cleaned up ahead of a visit from Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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Many notable NFL draft experts and web sties projected Banks to go either late in the first round or early in the second.

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Physical sales came down but revenue from streaming sties like Spotify and Apple Music have gone up, earning the industry nearly £2bn.

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Three piglets on the loose from an abandoned sty were foraging in the city street.

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The protesters were bussed to various sties where Zhang said they were forced to sign a letter guaranteeing they would not gather anymore.

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