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单词 pigsney
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Definition of pigsney in English:

pigsney

(also pigsnye, pigsnie, pigsny)
noun ˈpɪɡzni
rare
  • 1A specially cherished or beloved girl or woman, a sweetheart. Frequently as a term of endearment. In later use also as a term of contempt. Now archaic.

  • 2A specially cherished or beloved man or boy. Now archaic.

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in Geoffrey Chaucer (c1340–1400), poet and administrator. From the genitive of pig + nye, variant of eye; probably originating in children's talk or as a nursery endearment.

Definition of pigsney in US English:

pigsney

(also pigsnye, pigsnie, pigsny)
nounˈpɪɡzni
rare
  • 1A specially cherished or beloved girl or woman, a sweetheart. Frequently as a term of endearment. In later use also as a term of contempt. Now archaic.

  • 2A specially cherished or beloved man or boy. Now archaic.

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in Geoffrey Chaucer (c1340–1400), poet and administrator. From the genitive of pig + nye, variant of eye; probably originating in children's talk or as a nursery endearment.

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