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pigsty

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pig·sty  (pgst)
n. pl. pig·sties
1. A shelter where pigs are kept.
2. Slang A dirty or very untidy place.
pigsty [ˈpɪgˌstaɪ] US and Canadian, pigpen
n pl -sties
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) a pen for pigs; sty
2. Brit a dirty or untidy place
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.pigstypigsty - a pen for swine                      
pigpen, sty
pen - an enclosure for confining livestock
Translations
pigsty [ˈpɪgstaɪ] N → pocilga f, porqueriza f
pigsty [ˈpɪgstaɪ] n (mainly British)
(= pigpen) → enclos m à cochons
(= tip) → porcherie f
It's a pigsty in here! → C'est une porcherie ici !
pigsty [ˈpɪgˌstaɪ] n (also) (fig) → porcile m
pigsty [ˈpɪgˌstaɪ] n (also) (fig) → porcile m


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said she; 'is not this much better than the filthy pigsty we had?
Fairy Tales by Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm View in context
It is nothing but a pigsty; a pigsty with a wattled fence around it.
A Connecticut Yankee by Twain, Mark View in context
The invitation offered an agreeable distraction to Maggie's grief, and her tears gradually subsided as she trotted along by Luke's side to his pleasant cottage, which stood with its apple and pear trees, and with the added dignity of a lean-to pigsty, at the other end of the Mill fields.
The Mill on the Floss by Eliot, George View in context
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