pigsney

noun

pigs·​ney

ˈpigznē

plural -s

1

: darling, sweetheart

2

: a little eye

Word History

Etymology

Middle English piggesnye, literally, pig's eye, from pigges (genitive of pigge pig) + nye eye, alteration (resulting from incorrect division of an ye, an eye) of ye, eye eye

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