sty

noun \ ˈstī \

Definition of sty

plural sties also styes

: pigpen

Origin and Etymology of sty

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

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First Known Use: before 12th century

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apiary, bantam, calico, girth, hogwash, mast, rut

sty

verb

Definition of sty

stied or styed; stying

transitive verb

: to lodge or keep in a sty

intransitive verb

: to live in a sty

First Known Use of sty

before 12th century

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sty

noun \ ˈstī \

variants: or stye

Definition of sty

plural sties or styes

: an inflamed swelling of a sebaceous gland at the margin of an eyelid

Origin and Etymology of sty

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

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First Known Use: 1617

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sty

noun \ ˈstī \

Definition of sty for Students

plural sties

: pigpen

sty

noun

variants: or stye \ˈstī\

Definition of sty for Students

plural sties or styes

: a painful red swelling on the edge of an eyelid

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sty

noun

variants: or stye play \ˈstī\

medical Definition of sty

plural sties or styes

: an inflamed swelling of a sebaceous gland at the margin of an eyelid — called also hordeolum

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