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• pig — [pig] n. pl. pigs or pig [ME pigge, orig., young pig (replacing OE swin) < OE * picga, as in picgbread, mast, pig s food] 1. any swine, esp. the unweaned young of the thick bodied domesticated species (Sus scrofa): see HOG (sense 1) 2. meat… …   English World dictionary

• pig — (n.) probably from O.E. *picg, found in compounds, ultimate origin unknown. Originally young pig (the word for adults was swine). Another Old English word for pig was fearh, related to furh furrow, from PIE *perk dig, furrow (Cf. L. porc us pig,… …   Etymology dictionary

• pig — pig1 /pig/, n., v., pigged, pigging. n. 1. a young swine of either sex, esp. a domestic hog, Sus scrofa, weighing less than 120 lb. (220 kg.) 2. any wild or domestic swine. 3. the flesh of swine; pork. 4. a person of piglike character, behavior,… …   Universalium

• pig — n. & v. n. 1 a any omnivorous hoofed bristly mammal of the family Suidae, esp. a domesticated kind, Sus scrofa. b US a young pig; a piglet. c (often in comb.) any similar animal (guinea pig). 2 the flesh of esp. a young or sucking pig as food… …   Useful english dictionary

• pig — n. swine 1) a sucking (BE), suckling (AE) pig 2) pigs grunt, oink, squeal 3) a young pig is a piglet 4) a female pig is a sow 5) a male pig is a boar glutton (colloq.) 6) to make a pig of oneself misc. 7) as fat as a pig; a male chauvinist pig;… …   Combinatory dictionary

• pig — I UK [pɪɡ] / US noun [countable] Word forms pig : singular pig plural pigs ** 1) an animal with no fur and a curly tail kept by farmers for its meat. A female pig is called a sow and a young pig is called a piglet. The meat from a pig is called… …   English dictionary

• pig — pig1 [ pıg ] noun count ** 1. ) an animal with no fur and a curly tail kept by farmers for its meat. A female pig is called a sow and a young pig is called a piglet. The meat from a pig is called pork. 2. ) an insulting word for someone who… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• pig — noun 1》 an omnivorous domesticated hoofed mammal with sparse bristly hair and a flat snout, kept for its meat. [Sus domesticus.]     ↘a wild animal related to this; a hog. [Family Suidae.]     ↘N. Amer. a young pig; a piglet. 2》 informal a greedy …   English new terms dictionary

• pig — [[t]pɪg[/t]] n. v. pigged, pig•ging 1) ahb. a young swine of either sex, esp. a domestic hog, Sus scrofa, weighing less than 120 lb. (54 kg) 2) any wild or domestic swine 3) the flesh of swine; pork 4) a person who is gluttonous, greedy, or… …   From formal English to slang

• pig — [13] The word pig is not recorded until the Middle English period, although it is assumed to have existed in Old English as *picga or *pigga. It originally meant ‘young pig’, and did not become the general term for ‘pig’ until the 16th century… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• pig — [13] The word pig is not recorded until the Middle English period, although it is assumed to have existed in Old English as *picga or *pigga. It originally meant ‘young pig’, and did not become the general term for ‘pig’ until the 16th century… …   Word origins