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sty

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noun (1)

plural sties also styes
: pigpen

sty

2 of 3

verb

stied or styed; stying

transitive verb

: to lodge or keep in a sty

intransitive verb

: to live in a sty

sty

3 of 3

noun (2)

variants or stye
plural sties or styes
: an inflamed swelling of a sebaceous gland at the margin of an eyelid

Synonyms

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English, from Old English stig pen; pigpen; akin to Old Norse svīnsti pigpen

Noun (2)

short for obsolete English styan, from Middle English styanye eye with a sty, from Old English stīgend sty, from stīgan to go up, rise — more at stair

First Known Use

Noun (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Verb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Noun (2)

1617, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sty was before the 12th century

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