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sty [staɪ] n pl sties 1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) a pen in which pigs are housed and fed 2. any filthy or corrupt place vb sties, stying, stied
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) to enclose or be enclosed in a sty [Old English stig; related to Old Norse stīa pen, fold, Old High German stīga, Middle Dutch stije] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms Translations sty1 [staɪ] n (for pigs) → porcile m sty1 [staɪ] n (for pigs) → porcile m sty2 stye [staɪ] n (Med) → orzaiolo sty2 stye [staɪ] n (Med) → orzaiolo n sty [stai] a pigsty. hok زَريبَة خنازير кочина prasečí chlívek grisesti der Schweinestall χοιροστάσιο pocilga, zahúrda sealaut خوك داني sikolätti porcherie דִיר सुअर बाड़ा svinjac, kotac disznóól kandang babi stía porcile 豚小屋 돼지우리 kiaulidė cūkkūts kandang babi stal grisebinge chlew pocilga cocină свинарник prasačí chlievik svinjak svinjac svinstia คอกหมู domuz ahırı 豬欄(圈) свинарник سؤر باڑہ chuồng heo 猪栏(圈) sty2 n sty, stye [stai] a small inflamed swelling on the eyelid. karkatjie وَدْقَه، شَحّاد العَيْن ечемик (на окото) ječné zrno bygkorn das Gerstenkorn κριθαράκι του ματιού orzuelo odraiva گل مژه näärännäppy orgelet “שְׂעוֹרָה” בָּעַיִן विलनी, आंख के किनारे की फुंसी, गुंहाजनी ječmenac (na oku) árpa timbil vogrís orzaiolo ものもらい 다래끼 miežis miežagrauds ketumbit strontje sti jęczmień terçol urcior ячмень jačmeň ječmen na očesu čmičak vagel ต่อมหนังตาอักเสบ arpacık 麥粒腫 ячмінь پھنسی جو پلک کے نیچے نکل آتی ہے cái lẹo 麦粒肿 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The Witnesses proved, without error or flaw, That the sty was deserted when found: And the Judge kept explaining the state of the law In a soft under-current of sound. Now it was the shape of a man in a long robe, the fleecy whiteness of which was made out of the fountain's spray; now it was a lion, or a tiger, or a wolf, or an ass, or, as often as anything else, a hog, wallowing in the marble basin as if it were his sty. It was situated against the back of the cottage and surrounded on the sides which were exposed by a pig sty and a clear pool of water. |
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