Sty

n.	1.	A pen or inclosure for swine.
	2.	A place of bestial debauchery. To roll with pleasure in a sensual sty. - Milton.
v. t.	1.	To shut up in, or as in, a sty. [imp. & p. p. Stied (stīd); p. pr. & vb. n. Stying (stī"ĭng).]
v. i.	1.	To soar; to ascend; to mount. See Stirrup. With bolder wing shall dare aloft to sty, To the last praises of this Faery Queene. - Spenser.
n.	1.	(Med.) An inflamed swelling or boil on the edge of the eyelid.

Noun	1.	sty - an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid Synonyms: eye infection, hordeolum, stye
	2.	sty - a pen for swine Synonyms: pigpen, pigsty

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