pigs

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  1. noun Any of several mammals of the family Suidae, having short legs, cloven hooves, bristly hair, and a cartilaginous snout used for digging, especially the domesticated hog, Sus scrofa domesticus, when young or of comparatively small size.
  2. noun The edible parts of one of these mammals.
  3. noun Informal A person regarded as being piglike, greedy, or gross.
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  • Four pigs were then produced, one immediately killed, and the others put in a sty for future use. —  The Life of Captain James Cook
  • ‘And, of course, the pigs are all right—quite sweet, actually—but the smell of aniseed makes me retch,’ said Miss Good. —  Spotted Hemlock - Gladys Mitchell - Bradley 31: 1958
  • Sounds like guinea pigs are a recession proof (even countercyclical) market. —  FP Passport
  • Look at how the NYC pigs shot 50 times to an unarmed black man. the pigs were all aquited, same thing will happen to this piece of ****. —  Original Signal - Transmitting Digg
  • The dogs went immediately to the front of the now-moving vehicle and stayed in front of it until the scent of the pigs was available. —  Custom Search
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