sty
1. sty \'sti-\ n or sties also styes [ME, fr. OE stig; akin to ON -sti- sty] pl 1: a pen or enclosed housing for swine 2: a filthy, low, or vicious place 2. sty vb or stied; or sty.ing : to lodge or keep in or as if in a sty : to live in a sty 3. sty or stye \'sti-\ n or sties or styes [short for obs. E styan, fr. (assumed) ME, alter. of OE sti-gend] pl , fr. sti-gan to go up, rise - more at STAIR : an inflamed swelling of a sebaceous gland at the margin of an eyelid