sty1
n.
(pl. sties)
a pigsty.
v.
(sties, stying, stied)
archaic keep (a pig) in a sty.
Etymology
OE stī- (in stīfearh ‘sty pig’), prob. identical with stig ‘hall’ (see steward), of Gmc origin.
sty2
n.
(pl. sties or styes)
an inflamed swelling on the edge of an eyelid.
Etymology
C17: from dial. styany, from styan (from OE stīgend ‘riser’) + eye.
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