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piggy bank


piggy bank

noun

: a container that is often shaped like a pig with a narrow opening in the top and that is used for saving coins

Full Definition of PIGGY BANK

:  a coin bank often in the shape of a pig
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First Known Use of PIGGY BANK

1941

Rhymes with PIGGY BANK

central bank, data bank, draw a blank, mountebank, national bank, reserve bank, riverbank, walk the plank

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