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Sticking
·- ·adj & ·noun from Stick, v.
II. Sticking ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of <<Stick>>.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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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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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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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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Sea pig
·- A porpoise or dolphin.
II. Sea pig ·- A <<Dugong>>.
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Water pig
·- The <<Gourami>>.
II. Water pig ·- The <<Capybara>>.
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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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anthony pig
the favourite, or smallest pig of the litter or farrow. Kent.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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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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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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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.