pig 1
/pig/ , n. , v. , pigged, pigging .
n.
1. a young swine of either sex, esp. a domestic hog, Sus scrofa, weighing less than 120 lb. (220 kg.)
2. any wild or domestic swine.
3. the flesh of swine; pork.
4. a person of piglike character, behavior, or habits, as one who is gluttonous, very fat, greedy, selfish, or filthy.
5. Slang. a slatternly, sluttish woman.
6. Disparaging. a police officer.
7. Mach. any tool or device, as a long-handled brush or scraper, used to clear the interior of a pipe or duct.
8. Metall.
a. an oblong mass of metal that has been run while still molten into a mold of sand or the like, esp. such a mass of iron from a blast furnace.
b. one of the molds for such masses of metal.
c. metal in the form of such masses.
d. pig iron.
9. on the pig's back , Australian Slang. in a fortunate position.
v.t.
10. to mold (metal) into pigs.
11. Informal. to eat (something) quickly; gulp: He pigged three doughnuts and ran off to school.
v.i.
12. to bring forth pigs; farrow.
13. pig it ,
a. to live like a pig, esp. in dirt.
b. to lead a disorganized, makeshift life; live without plan or pattern.
14. pig out , Slang. to overindulge in eating: We pigged out on pizza last night.
[ 1175-1225; ME pigge young pig, with doubled consonant appropriate to terms for smaller animals (cf. DOG, FROG 1 ) but with no obvious relations; almost certainly not akin to LG, D big ( ge ), MD vigghe young pig, which involve further obscurities; if Dan pige, Sw piga maid, young girl are compared, perh. ]
pig 2
/pig/ , n. Scot. and North Eng.
1. an earthenware crock, pot, pitcher, or jar.
2. potter's clay; earthenware as a material.
[ 1400-50; late ME pygg ]