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pigsney

[ pigz-nee ]
/ ˈpɪgz ni /
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noun Obsolete.
a darling.
an eye.
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Origin of pigsney

1350–1400; Middle English piggesnye, earlier piggesneyge, equivalent to pigges pig's (see pig1, 's1) + n- (probably extracted from an, indefinite article) + -ye,eygeeye

Words nearby pigsney

pig's ears, pigs' feet, pig's fry, pigs in blankets, pigskin, pigsney, pigstick, pigsticker, pigsticking, pigsty, pigswill
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