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  • 1greedy pig rig — a fishing rig for holding very large baits, designed to avoid bites from smaller, undesired species …

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  • 2greedy —    Said by one child to another in The Fox in the Attic, by Richard Hughes, but not with reference to food. Those children who do eat food in a greedy manner are likely to have that fact pointed out to them in no uncertain manner by their peer… …

    A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

  • 3pig — pig1 S2 [pıg] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(animal)¦ 2¦(person)¦ 3¦(police)¦ 4 a pig (of a something) 5 make a pig s ear of something 6 in a pig s eye 7 pig in a poke 8 pigs might fly ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 4pig — I UK [pɪɡ] / US noun [countable] Word forms pig : singular pig plural pigs ** 1) an animal with no fur and a curly tail kept by farmers for its meat. A female pig is called a sow and a young pig is called a piglet. The meat from a pig is called… …

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  • 5pig — pig1 [ pıg ] noun count ** 1. ) an animal with no fur and a curly tail kept by farmers for its meat. A female pig is called a sow and a young pig is called a piglet. The meat from a pig is called pork. 2. ) an insulting word for someone who… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 6greedy — greed|y [ˈgri:di] adj comparative greedier superlative greediest [: Old English; Origin: grAdig] always wanting more food, money, power, possessions etc than you need ▪ a greedy and selfish society ▪ He looked at the gold with greedy eyes. ▪ Have …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 7pig — 1 noun (C) 1 ANIMAL a farm animal that is usually pink or black and has short legs, a fat body, and a curved tail see also: guinea pig (1) 2 PERSON spoken a) someone who eats too much or eats more than their share: Greedy pig, you ate all the… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 8greedy — adjective 1 wanting more food or drink than you need: Don t be greedy leave some cake for us. | You greedy pig! 2 always wanting more money, possessions etc: greedy for profit/power/fame etc: The company had become too greedy for profit. greedily …

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  • 9pig — свинья; свинина fat type pig сальная свинья roasted pig жареная свинина to stick a pig заколоть свинью he is a greedy pig он жаден как свинья growing fattening pig откормочная свинья …

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  • 10pig — [pig] n. pl. pigs or pig [ME pigge, orig., young pig (replacing OE swin) < OE * picga, as in picgbread, mast, pig s food] 1. any swine, esp. the unweaned young of the thick bodied domesticated species (Sus scrofa): see HOG (sense 1) 2. meat… …

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