PIGSNEY Definition & Meaning

pigsney

[ pigz-nee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Obsolete.

a darling.
an eye.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of pigsney¹

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

pigskin pigstick

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