COULDN'T STOP A PIG IN AN ALLEYWAY

Meaning of COULDN'T STOP A PIG IN AN ALLEYWAY in English

Phrs. Having bow legs. Occasionally heard as couldn't stop a pig in a ginnel, - a Midlands/Northern variation whereby ginnel is dialect for alleyway.

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AN — indefinite article COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES 5 minutes/an hour/20 years etc ago ▪ Her husband died 14 years ago. a …
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T — COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES can/can't cope ▪ Older people can't cope so well with the heat. don't expect miracles ▪ …
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AN — [an] 1. interr part -; an ille habe le libro? has he the book?; 2. conj whether -an suffixo adjective …
Interlingua English vocab
ALLEYWAY — noun Date: 1788 a narrow passageway, alley 3
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
T — I. ˈtē noun ( plural t's or ts ˈtēz) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive 1. a. : the 20th letter …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STOP — I. ˈstäp verb ( stopped or archaic stopt -pt ; stopped or archaic stopt ; stopping ; stops ) Etymology: …
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PIG — I. ˈpig noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English pigge 1. : a young swine of either …
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IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
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AN — I. _ən, after some consonants often ə n, esp emphatic or hesitating or after a pause (|)an; see usage note …
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-AN — I. noun suffix or -ian also -ean ( -s ) Etymology: -an & -ian from Middle English -an, -ian, -ien, …
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ALLEYWAY — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( -s ) : a narrow alley or passageway (as between houses or between rows of cabins on …
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AN — () This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of …
Английский словарь Webster
ALLEYWAY — (n.) An alley.
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AN — This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ALLEYWAY — ( n. ) An alley.
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STOP — — stopless , adj. — stoplessness , n. /stop/ , v. , stopped or ( Archaic ) stopt; stopping; n. …
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PIG — pig 1 /pig/ , n. , v. , pigged, pigging . n. 1. a young swine of either sex, esp. …
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AN — an 1 /euhn/ ; when stressed /an/ , indefinite article. the form of a before an initial vowel sound ( …
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ALLEYWAY — /al"ee way'/ , n. 1. an alley or lane. 2. a narrow passageway. [ 1780-90, Amer.; ALLEY 1 + WAY …
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ALLEYWAY — n. narrow passage; lane
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
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
AN — I. ən, (ˈ)an indefinite article Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ān one — more at one Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
-AN — I. noun suffix or -ian also -ean Etymology: -an & -ian from Middle English -an, -ian, from Anglo-French & Latin; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ALLEYWAY — noun Date: 1788 1. : a narrow passageway 2. : alley 3
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STOP — vi to cease from any motion, or course of action. 2. stop ·vt to make fast; to stopper. 3. stop …
Webster English vocab
PIG — noun a piggin. 2. pig ·noun one who is hoggish; a greedy person. 3. pig ·noun any wild species of …
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AN — conj if; a word used by old english authors. 2. an ·- this word is properly an adjective, but …
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ALLEYWAY — noun an alley.
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ALLEYWAY — ■ noun another term for alley 1 (in sense 1).
Concise Oxford 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
ALLEYWAY — [al.ley.way] n (1788) 1: a narrow passageway 2: alley 3
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-AN — [-an] or -ian also -ean n suffix [-an & -ian fr. ME -an, -ian, fr. OF & L; OF -ien, …
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PIG — pig BrE AmE pɪɡ ▷ pigged pɪɡd ▷ pigging ˈpɪɡ ɪŋ ▷ pigs pɪɡz ▶ ˈ pig ˌ iron BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ALLEYWAY — alleyway BrE AmE ˈæl i weɪ ▷ alleyway|s z
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T — (also t ) / tiː; NAmE / noun [ C , U ] ( pl. Ts , T's , t's …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STOP — / stɒp; NAmE stɑːp/ verb , noun ■ verb ( -pp- ) NOT MOVE 1. to no longer move; to …
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PIG — / pɪg; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. (also hog especially in NAmE ) an animal with pink, …
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ALLEYWAY — ➡ alley
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T — T BrE AmE , t /tiː/ ( plural T’s , t’s ) noun 1 . [uncountable and countable] the 20th …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STOP — I. stop 1 S1 W1 /stɒp $ stɑːp/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle stopped , present …
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PIG — I. pig 1 S2 /pɪɡ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Origin: Probably from an unrecorded Old English …
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ALLEYWAY — I. al ‧ ley /ˈæli/ BrE AmE ( also alleyway ) noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French …
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AN — I. a S1 W1 /ə; strong eɪ/ BrE AmE ( also an ) indefinite article , determiner 1 . used …
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STOP — v. & n. --v. (stopped, stopping) 1 tr. a put an end to (motion etc.); completely check the progress or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PIG — n. & v. --n. 1 a any omnivorous hoofed bristly mammal of the family Suidae, esp. a domesticated kind, Sus …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AN — adj. the form of the indefinite article (see A(1)) used before words beginning with a vowel sound (an egg; an …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STOP — v. & n. v. (stopped, stopping) 1 tr. a put an end to (motion etc.); completely check the progress or …
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
AN — adj. the form of the indefinite article (see A(1)) used before words beginning with a vowel sound (an egg; an …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STOP — v. & n. --v. (stopped, stopping) 1. tr. a put an end to (motion etc.); completely check the progress or …
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
STOP — ( stops, stopping, stopped) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you …
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 …
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ALLEYWAY — also alley-way ( alleyways) An alleyway is the same as an alley . N-COUNT
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ALLEYWAY — also alley-way (~s) An ~ is the same as an alley . = alley N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
STOP — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bus stop (= a place where a bus stops for passengers ) ▪ …
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PIG — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a pig/sheep/cattle farm ▪ A pig farm in Dorset is the suspected source of the …
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ALLEYWAY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE narrow ▪ Beyond them other streets with narrow rear alleyways and outside lavatories stretched …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PIG — n. wild pig guinea pig pig iron Bay of Pigs invasion
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
STOP — Synonyms and related words : English horn, abandon, abjure, abort, afterthought, allophone, alveolar, anchorage, apico-alveolar, apico-dental, arrest, arrestation, articulation, aspiration, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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
STOP — INDEX: to stop doing something 1. to stop doing something 2. what you say when you tell someone to stop …
Longman Activator English vocab
STOP — n. 25B6; verb we can't stop the decline : PUT AN END/STOP/HALT TO, bring to an end/stop/halt/close/standstill, end, halt; finish, …
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