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/pig"stuy'/, n., pl. pigsties.pigpen.[1585-95; PIG1 + STY1]
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Pigsty — Pig sty , n.; pl. {Pigsties}. A pigpen. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pigsty — (n.) 1590s, from PIG (Cf. pig) (n.) + STY (Cf. sty). Figurative use for miserable, dirty hovel is attested from 1820 … Etymology dictionary
pigsty — ► NOUN (pl. pigsties) 1) a pen or enclosure for a pig or pigs. 2) a very dirty or untidy house or room … English terms dictionary
pigsty — [pig′stī΄] n. pl. pigsties PIGPEN … English World dictionary
pigsty — [[t]pɪ̱gstaɪ[/t]] pigsties also pig sty 1) N COUNT A pigsty is an enclosed place where pigs are kept on a farm. [mainly BRIT] Syn: pigpen (in AM, usually use pigpen) 2) N COUNT: usu sing (disapproval) If you describe a room or a house as a pigsty … English dictionary
pigsty — UK [ˈpɪɡˌstaɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms pigsty : singular pigsty plural pigsties 1) British a small building on a farm where pigs are kept 2) informal a place that is very dirty or untidy … English dictionary
pigsty — pig|sty [ˈpıgstaı] n plural pigsties 1.) a building where pigs are kept American Equivalent: pigpen 2.) informal a very dirty or untidy place American Equivalent: pigpen ▪ The house was a pigsty, as usual … Dictionary of contemporary English
pigsty — noun (C) 1 a place where pigs are kept, usually with a building and an outdoor area 2 a very dirty or untidy place: Clean up your room. It s a pigsty! … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pigsty — /ˈpɪgstaɪ / (say pigstuy) noun (plural pigsties) 1. a sty or pen for pigs. 2. any dirty, messy or untidy place: this room is a real pigsty. 3. Railways the crisscrossed sleepers beneath the rails replacing temporarily the earthworks which have… …
Pigsty Hill Light Orchestra — Infobox musical artist |thumb|600px| Name = Pigsty Hill Light Orchestra Background = Jazz/folk/humour Origin = Flag|England Genre = Jazz, Folk, Humour Years active = 1968 to 1979, 1988 to 1992 Label = The Village Thing The Pigsty Hill Light… … Wikipedia
pigsty — noun Date: 1580 pigpen … New Collegiate Dictionary
