BOUGHT A PIG IN A POKE

Meaning of BOUGHT A PIG IN A POKE in English

bought something that one did not know what it was

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BOUGHT — see: buy II. adjective Etymology: past participle of buy Date: 1599 store 2
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PIG — I Any wild or domestic even-toed ungulate (family Suidae) that is a stout-bodied, short-legged omnivore, with thick, sparsely bristled skin, …
Английский словарь Британика
POKE — I. ˈpōk noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old North French poke, poque, of Germanic origin; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PIG
Webster's New International English Dictionary
IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BOUGHT — I. Etymology: Middle English boughte (past), bought, ybought (past participle), from Old English bohte (past), boht, geboht (past participle); akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BOUGHT — (imp. & p. p.) of Buy
Английский словарь Webster
BOUGHT — (p. a.) Purchased; bribed.
Английский словарь Webster
BOUGHT — () imp. & p. p. of Buy.
Английский словарь Webster
BOUGHT — (n.) The part of a sling that contains the stone.
Английский словарь Webster
BOUGHT — (n.) A flexure; a bend; a twist; a turn; a coil, as in a rope; as the boughts of a …
Английский словарь Webster
BOUGHT — imp. & p. p. of Buy.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BOUGHT — ( p. a. ) Purchased; bribed.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BOUGHT — ( n. ) The part of a sling that contains the stone.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BOUGHT — ( n. ) A flexure; a bend; a twist; a turn; a coil, as in a rope; as the boughts …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BOUGHT — ( imp. & p. p. ) of Buy
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
POKE — poke 1 — pokable , adj. /pohk/ , v. , poked, poking , n. v.t. 1. to prod or push, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PIG
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BOUGHT — /bawt/ , v. 1. pt. and pp. of buy . adj. 2. South Midland and Southern U.S. store-bought.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BOUGHT — adj. purchased
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
POKE — I. ˈpōk noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French — more at pocket Date: 13th century 1. chiefly Southern & Midland …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PIG — I. ˈpig noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English pigge Date: 13th century 1. a. : a young domesticated swine …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BOUGHT — I. ˈbȯt past and past participle of buy II. adjective Etymology: past participle of buy Date: 1599 : store 2 …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
POKE — noun a bag; a sack; a pocket. 2. poke ·noun a long, wide sleeve; called also poke sleeve. 3. …
Webster English vocab
PIG — noun a piggin. 2. pig ·noun one who is hoggish; a greedy person. 3. pig ·noun any wild species of …
Webster English vocab
BOUGHT — imp. & ·p.p. of buy. 2. bought ·p.a. purchased; bribed. 3. bought ·noun the part of a sling that contains …
Webster English vocab
BOUGHT — [ bɔ:t ] past and past participle of buy .
Concise Oxford English vocab
POKE — [poke] n [ME, fr. ONF--more at pocket] (13c) 1 chiefly Southern & Midland: bag, sack 2. a: wallet b: purse …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PIG — [pig] n, often attrib [ME pigge] (13c) 1: a young swine not yet sexually mature; broadly: a wild or domestic …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BOUGHT — [bought] past and past part of buy [2]bought adj [pp. of buy] (1599): store 2. "~ clothes"
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PIG — pig BrE AmE pɪɡ ▷ pigged pɪɡd ▷ pigging ˈpɪɡ ɪŋ ▷ pigs pɪɡz ▶ ˈ pig ˌ iron BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BOUGHT — bought BrE AmE bɔːt bɑːt
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
POKE
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PIG — / pɪg; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. (also hog especially in NAmE ) an animal with pink, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOUGHT — pt, pp of buy
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POKE
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PIG — I. pig 1 S2 /pɪɡ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Origin: Probably from an unrecorded Old English …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BOUGHT — bought /bɔːt $ bɒːt/ BrE AmE the past tense and past participle of ↑ buy
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PIG — n. & v. --n. 1 a any omnivorous hoofed bristly mammal of the family Suidae, esp. a domesticated kind, Sus …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BOUGHT — past and past part. of BUY.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
POKE — v. & n. v. 1 (foll. by in, up, down, etc.) a tr. thrust or push with the hand, point …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PIG — n. & v. n. 1 a any omnivorous hoofed bristly mammal of the family Suidae, esp. a domesticated kind, Sus …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
POKE — 1. v. & n. --v. 1. (foll. by in, up, down, etc.) a tr. thrust or push with the hand, …
Oxford English vocab
PIG — n. & v. --n. 1. a any omnivorous hoofed bristly mammal of the family Suidae, esp. a domesticated kind, Sus …
Oxford English vocab
POKE — ( pokes, poking, poked) 1. If you poke someone or something, you quickly push them with your finger or with …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PIG — ( pigs, pigging, pigged) 1. A pig is a pink or black animal with short legs and not much hair …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOUGHT — Bought is the past tense and past participle of buy .
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOUGHT — Bought is the past tense and past participle of buy .
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
POKE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES turns out to be a pig in a poke ▪ What if the car …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PIG — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a pig/sheep/cattle farm ▪ A pig farm in Dorset is the suspected source of the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BOUGHT — COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES bought...freehold ▪ They bought the freehold of their house. bought...new ▪ I got a used video …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BOUGHT — [past simple] and [past participle] of buy - Aren't you going to show me what you've bought?
Cambridge English vocab
PIG — n. wild pig guinea pig pig iron Bay of Pigs invasion
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
POKE — Synonyms and related words : Roman candle, aid to navigation, alarm, amber light, amble, arouse, assault, awaken, bag, balefire, balloon, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
POKE — A blow with the fist: I'll lend you a poke. A poke likewise means a sack: whence, to buy a …
Slang English vocab
PIG — A police officer. A China street pig; a Bow-street officer. Floor the pig and bolt; knock down the officer and …
Slang English vocab
BOUGHT — adj. Function: adjective Synonyms: READY-MADE , ||boughten, ||off-the-peg, off-the-rack, off-the-shelf, ready-to-wear, store, store-bought, ||store-boughten
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
POKE — I. ||poke noun Synonyms: bag 1, pouch, sack II. poke verb 1. to thrust something into so as to stir …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
BOUGHT — adjective Synonyms: ready-made , ||boughten, ||off-the-peg, off-the-rack, off-the-shelf, ready-to-wear, store, store-bought, ||store-boughten
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
POKE — n. 25B6; verb she poked him in the ribs : PROD, jab, dig, nudge, butt, shove, jolt, stab, stick. leave …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
POKE — v. 1 jab, stick, prod, dig, goad, stab, thrust, push, elbow, nudge, jog, jostle, butt, shove Be careful not to …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
POKE — I 1. сущ. 1) а) толчок, пинок, тычок Syn : jab 1. б) удар кулаком Syn : punch II 1. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PIG
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BOUGHT — купленный (шотландское) загонять овец в загон загиб; изгиб петля (устаревшее) складка (ткани) past и p.p. от buy bought past & …
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