pigsty

[ pig-stahy ]
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noun,plural pig·sties.

Origin of pigsty

1
First recorded in 1585–95; pig1 + sty1

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How to use pigsty in a sentence

  • The pigsties have no more smell than the stables, because the manure is removed, and no garbage is allowed to accumulate.

    The Hills and the Vale | Richard Jefferies
  • Pigsties are generally near the dwellings, and are always surrounded by decomposing matters.

    The Claims of Labour | Arthur Helps
  • But look at the fellas that come out o' starvin' attics and stinkin' pigsties to America.

    The Magnetic North | Elizabeth Robins (C. E. Raimond)
  • Granaries and cellars, stables and pigsties, pork-barrels and poultry-sheds, were emptied of their contents.

    Historic Boys | Elbridge Streeter Brooks
  • "Papa is out superintending the building of the new pigsties," said Beatrice as she rang the bell.

    Vera Nevill | Mrs. H. Lovett Cameron

British Dictionary definitions for pigsty

pigsty

US and Canadian pigpen

/ (ˈpɪɡˌstaɪ) /


nounplural -sties
  1. a pen for pigs; sty

  2. British a dirty or untidy place

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