Definition of Pig

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Definition of Pig

Pig

A piggin.

The young of swine, male or female; also, any swine; a hog.

Any wild species of the genus Sus and related genera.

An oblong mass of cast iron, lead, or other metal. See Mine pig, under Mine.

One who is hoggish; a greedy person.

To bring forth (pigs); to bring forth in the manner of pigs; to farrow.

To huddle or lie together like pigs, in one bed.

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Pig Quotations

I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it.
George Bernard Shaw

Edible, adj.: Good to eat, and wholesome to digest, as a worm to a toad, a toad to a snake, a snake to a pig, a pig to a man, and a man to a worm.
Ambrose Bierce

Edible - good to eat and wholesome to digest, as a worm to a toad, a toad to a snake, a snake to a pig, a pig to a man, and a man to a worm.
Ambrose Bierce

Litigation: A machine which you go into as a pig and come out of as a sausage.
Ambrose Bierce

Lawsuit: A machine which you go into as a pig and come out of as a sausage.
Ambrose Bierce

You can put wings on a pig, but you don't make it an eagle.
William J. Clinton

These are bagpipes. I understand the inventor of the bagpipes was inspired when he saw a man carrying an indignant, asthmatic pig under his arm. Unfortunately, the man-made sound never equalled the purity of the sound achieved by the pig.
Alfred Hitchcock

Fame is like a shaved pig with a greased tail, and it is only after it has slipped through the hands of some thousands, that some fellow, by mere chance, holds on to it!
Davy Crockett

It's no good running a pig farm badly for 30 years while saying, 'Really, I was meant to be a ballet dancer.' By then, pigs will be your style.
Quentin Crisp

I am not strict vegan, because I'm a hedonist pig. If I see a big chocolate cake that is made with eggs, I'll have it.
Grace Slick

Pig Translations

pig in Afrikaans is vark
pig in Danish is svin
pig in Dutch is zwijn, varken
pig in Finnish is sika
pig in French is cochon
pig in German is Schwein
pig in Italian is maiale, porco
pig in Norwegian is svin, gris
pig in Portuguese is porco
pig in Spanish is chancho, cerdo
pig in Swedish is gris

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