a beast only fit for pigs to eat:one that will not fatten.
1884. Rolf Boldrewood, `Melbourne Memories,' c. xiv. p. 105:
«Among them was a large proportion of bullocks, which declinedwith fiendish obstinacy to fatten. They were what are known bythe stock-riders as `ragers' [q.v.] or `pig-meaters.'»
1890. Rolf Boldrewood, `A Colonial Reformer,' p. 218:
«`Pig-meaters!' exclaimed Ernest; `what kind of cattle doyou call those? Do bullocks eat pigs in this country?' `No,but pigs eat them, and horses too, and a very good way ofgetting rid of rubbish.'»