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anthony
The favourite or smallest pig in the litter.--To follow like a tantony pig, i.e. St. Anthony's pig; ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Pig
·noun A <<Piggin>>.
II. Pig ·noun One who is hoggish; a greedy person.
III. Pig ·noun Any wild spe...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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pig
1) A police officer. A China street pig; a Bow-street officer. Floor the pig and bolt; knock down th...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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pig
a hog of any size, as well as a young hog. York and Derb.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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Munday, Anthony
(1553-1633)
Dramatist, poet, and pamphleteer, s. of a draper in London, appears to have had a somew...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, 3rd Earl of
(1671-1713)
Philosopher, b. in London, grandson of the 1st Earl, the eminent statesman, the "Achito...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Trollope, Anthony
(1815-1882)
Novelist, s. of Thomas Anthony T., a barrister who ruined himself by speculation, and o...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Wood, or À Wood, Anthony
(1632-1695)
Antiquary, was b. at Oxf., where he was ed. and spent most of his life. His antiquarian...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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"Hope, Anthony"
see Hawkins, Anthony Hope.
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Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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to knock anthony
Said of an in-kneed person, or one whose knees knock together; to cuff Jonas.
See *jonas.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Pig-eyed
·adj Having small, deep-set eyes.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Pig-headed
·adj Having a head like a pig; hence, figuratively: stupidity obstinate; perverse; stubborn.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Pig-jawed
·adj Having the upper jaw projecting beyond the lower, with the upper incisors in advance of the low...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Pig-sticking
·noun Boar hunting;
— so called by Anglo-Indians.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Sea pig
·- A porpoise or dolphin.
II. Sea pig ·- A <<Dugong>>.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Water pig
·- The <<Gourami>>.
II. Water pig ·- The <<Capybara>>.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Pig Street
See Little Broad Street.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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tantony pig
The favourite or smallest pig in the litter.--To follow like a tantony pig, i.e. St. Anthony's pig; ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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cold pig
To give cold pig is a punishment inflicted on sluggards who lie too long in bed: it consists in pull...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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frig pig
A trifling, fiddle-faddle fellow.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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goodyer's pig
Like Goodyer's pig; never well but when in mischief.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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pig-headed
Obstinate.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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pig running
A piece of game frequently practised at fairs, wakes, &c. A large pig, whose tail is cut short, and ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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pig-dog
n.
a dog used in hunting wild pigs.
1845. E. J. Wakefield, `Adventures in New Zealand,' c. ii.p. 6...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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pig-face
Pig-faces, and Pig's-face,or Pig's-faces.
Names given to an indigenous «iceplant,» Mesembryanthemum...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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pig-fish
n.
name given to the fish Agriopusleucopaecilus, Richards., in Dunedin; called also the Leather-jac...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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sea-pig
n.
a small whale, the Dugong.See under Dugong-oil.
1853. S. Sidney, `Three Colonies of Australia,'...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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pig-nut
(Lat. juglans porcina.) A small species of walnut.--Michaux, Sylva.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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pig-yoke
Among seamen, the name for a quadrant, from its resemblance to a pig-yoke.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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pig-iron
(See sow.) An oblong mass of cast-iron used for ballast; there are also pigs of lead.
"A nodding b...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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pig-tail
The common twisted tobacco for chewing.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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pig-yoke
The name given to the old Davis quadrant.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Froude, James Anthony
(1818-1894)
Historian and essayist, 3rd s. of the Archdeacon of Totnes, Devonshire, near which he w...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Hawkins, Anthony Hope ("Anthony Hope")
(b. 1863)
Novelist. The Prisoner of Zenda, The God in the Car, Dolly Dialogues, Rupert of Hentzau, ...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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(St.) Anthony, Hospital of
On the north side of Threadneedle Street (S. 181). In Broad Street Ward. Stow tells us that there wa...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Guinea-pig director
·add. ·- A director (usually one holding a number of directorships) who serves merely or mainly for ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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pig-faced lady
n.
an old name in Tasmania forthe Boar-fish (q.v.).
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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pig-footed bandicoot
n.
name given to Choeropus castanotis, Gray, an animal about the sizeof a rabbit, belonging to the ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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furze-man-pig
a hedge -hog. Glouc.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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(St.) Bartholomew beside St. Anthony
See St. Bartholomew by the Exchange.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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knight and barrow pig
more hog than gentleman. A saying of any low pretender to precedency.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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to get the wrong pig by the tail
is to make a mistake in selecting a person for any object. If a charge is made against a man, who on...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.