pig

/ˈpɪɡ/ · noun

Meaning

Any of several intelligent mammalian species of the genus Sus, having cloven hooves, bristles and a nose adapted for digging; especially the domesticated animal Sus scrofa.
(specifically) A young swine, a piglet (contrasted with a hog, an adult swine).
The edible meat of such an animal; pork.
A light pinkish-red colour, like that of a pig (also called pig pink).
Someone who overeats or eats rapidly and noisily.
A lecherous or sexist man.
(of swine) to give birth.
To greedily consume (especially food).
To huddle or lie together like pigs, in one bed.
To clean (a pipeline) using a pig (the device).
Earthenware, or an earthenware shard
An earthenware hot-water jar to warm a bed; a stone bed warmer

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