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Definition of Pigsney

1. n. A word of endearment for a girl or woman.

Definition of Pigsney

1. a darling [n -NEYS] - See also: darling

Medical Definition of Pigsney

1. A word of endearment for a girl or woman. Alternative forms: pigsnie, pigsny, etc. Origin: Perh. A dim. Of Dan. Pige a girl, or Sw. Piga; or from E. Pig's eye. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pigsney

Literary usage of Pigsney

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Anatomy of Melancholy: What it Is, with All the Kinds, Causes, Symptoms by Robert Burton (1862)
"... &c., pleasant names may be invented, bird, mouse, lamb, puss, pigeon, pigsney, kid, honey, love, ..."

2. The Anatomy of Melancholy: What it Is, with All the Kinds, Causes, Symptoms by Robert Burton (1905)
"... <&c., pleasant names may be invented, bird, mouse, lamb, puss, pigeon, pigsney, kid, honey, love, dove, chicken, &c., he puts on her. ..."

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