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pigsney

American  
[pigz-nee] / ˈpɪgz ni /

noun

Obsolete.

  1. a darling.

  2. an eye.

Etymology

Origin of pigsney

1350–1400; Middle English piggesnye, earlier piggesneyge, equivalent to pigges pig's ( pig 1, 's 1 ) + n- (probably extracted from an, indefinite article) + -ye, eyge eye

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