pigstye

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English

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Etymology

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From pig +‎ stye.

Noun

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pigstye (plural pigstyes)

  1. Archaic form of pigsty. (shelter for pigs)
    • 1919, H. H. Munro, “Hyacinth”, in The Toys of Peace and Other Papers:
      "You wicked boy, do you mean to say you've left those poor children there alone in the pigstye?"
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