DEEn Dictionary De - En
DeEs De - Es
DePt De - Pt
 Vocabulary trainer

Spec. subjects Grammar Abbreviations Random search Preferences
Search in Sprachauswahl
Search for:
Mini search box
 
English Dictionary: sties by the DICT Development Group
1 result for sties
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sty \Sty\, n.; pl. {Sties}. [Written also {stigh}.] [AS. stigu,
      fr. st[c6]gan to rise; originally, probably, a place into
      which animals climbed or went up. [fb]164. See {Sty}, v. i.,
      and cf. {Steward}.]
      1. A pen or inclosure for swine.
  
      2. A place of bestial debauchery.
  
                     To roll with pleasure in a sensual sty. --Milton.
No guarantee of accuracy or completeness!
©TU Chemnitz, 2006-2024
Your feedback:
Ad partners