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sty

Pronunciation: /stiː/

“sty” is a Middle English word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. A pigsty (pen or set of pens for pigs)
  2. Any other crude dwelling or abode.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English stiġ, stī, from Proto-West Germanic *stij, from Proto-Germanic *stiją, related to *stīganą (“to climb, ascend”).

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