sty
noun
[ stʌɪ ]
• a pigsty.
sty
verb
• keep (a pig) in a sty.
• "the most beggarly place that ever pigs were stied in"
Origin:
Old English stī- (in stīfearh ‘sty pig’), probably identical with stig ‘hall’ (see steward), of Germanic origin.
sty
noun
• an inflamed swelling on the edge of an eyelid, caused by bacterial infection of the gland at the base of an eyelash.
Origin:
early 17th century: from dialect styany, from styan (from Old English stīgend ‘riser’) + eye.
