- suckling pig
- noun (C) a young pig still taking milk from its mother, which is often cooked and eaten on special occasions
Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.
Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.
suckling pig — suckling ,pig noun count a young pig that still drinks milk from its mother, and is sometimes cooked as a special meal … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Suckling pig — For the most familiar species, see domestic pig. A suckling pig prior to being roasted for consumption at an American tailgate party A suckling pig (or sucking pig[1]) is a piglet fed on its mother s milk (i.e., a piglet which is still a suckling … Wikipedia
suckling pig — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms suckling pig : singular suckling pig plural suckling pigs a young pig that still drinks milk from its mother, and is sometimes cooked as a special meal … English dictionary
suckling pig — noun whole young pig suitable for roasting • Syn: ↑cochon de lait • Hypernyms: ↑pork, ↑porc … Useful english dictionary
Suckling (disambiguation) — Suckling is the feeding of an infant or young child with breast milk directly from a woman s breasts.Suckling may also refer to:* Mount Suckling, the highest peak of the Goropu Mountains * The Suckling , a 1989 horror filmPeople with the surname… … Wikipedia
Pig in a poke — is an idiom that refers to a confidence trick originating in the Late Middle Ages, when meat was scarce but apparently rats and cats were not.The scheme entailed the sale of a suckling pig in a poke (bag). The wriggling bag actually contained a… … Wikipedia
Pig slaughter — Schematic representation of the main pork cuts. Pig slaughter is the work of slaughtering domestic pigs which is both a common economic activity as well as a traditional feast in some European countries. Contents … Wikipedia
pig — Synonyms and related words: Angora goat, Arctic fox, Belgian hare, Caffre cat, Dogberry, Indian buffalo, John Law, Kodiak bear, Virginia deer, aardvark, aardwolf, alpaca, animal, anteater, antelope, antelope chipmunk, aoudad, apar, armadillo, ass … Moby Thesaurus
pig — n 1. hog, sow, boar, razorback; peccary, wart hog, babirusa; porker, grunter, oinker, tusker; swine, barrow; shoat, shote, piglet, pigling, piggy, suckling pig, hogling. 2. pork, pork chops, ham, bacon, pigs feet, pigs knuckles. 3.Informal.a.… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
pig — n. swine 1) a sucking (BE), suckling (AE) pig 2) pigs grunt, oink, squeal 3) a young pig is a piglet 4) a female pig is a sow 5) a male pig is a boar glutton (colloq.) 6) to make a pig of oneself misc. 7) as fat as a pig; a male chauvinist pig;… … Combinatory dictionary