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pigs'

Main Entry:: ¹pig
Pronunciation:: \ˈpig\
Function:: noun
Usage:: often attributive
Etymology:: Middle English pigge
Date:: 13th century

1 a: a young domesticated swine not yet sexually mature ; broadly : a wild or domestic swine b: an animal related to or resembling the pig2 a: pork b: the dressed carcass of a young swine weighing less than 130 pounds (60 kilograms) c: pigskin3: a dirty, gluttonous, or repulsive person4: a crude casting of metal (as iron)5slang : an immoral woman6slang usually disparaging : police officer

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\-ˌlīk\ adjective

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