pig has definitions from the fields of zoology,metallurgy,law,biology,food
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[ noun ] (zoology) domestic swine

Used in print

(Orlin J. Scoville, Part-Time Farming...)

Caring for a calf , a pig , or some chickens develops in children a sense_of_responsibility for work .

Three quarters to 1 acre of good land is enough for raising fruits and vegetables for home use , and for a small flock of chickens , a cow , and two pigs .

(Tom F. Driver, "Beckett by the Madeleine,"...)

One day the dogs of Ireland will do that too and perhaps also the pigs '' .

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[ noun ] (informal) uncomplimentary terms for a policeman

Synonyms

cop fuzz copper bull

Related terms

policeman colloquialism

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[ verb ] (food) eat greedily

Synonyms

gulp guttle raven devour

Examples

"he devoured three sandwiches"

Related terms

eat hog

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[ noun ] a person regarded as greedy and pig-like

Synonyms

hog

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selfish_person devour

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[ noun ] a coarse obnoxious person

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vulgarian slattern litterer

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[ verb ] (biology) birth; of sows

Synonyms

farrow

Related terms

litter hog

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[ noun ] mold consisting of a bed of sand in which pig iron is cast

Synonyms

pig_bed

Related terms

mold

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[ verb ] live like a pig, in squalor

Synonyms

pig_it

Related terms

live hog

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[ noun ] (metallurgy) a crude block of metal (lead or iron) poured from a smelting furnace

Related terms

ingot

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