blind pig
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of blind pig
An Americanism dating back to 1865–70
Example Sentences
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As the saying goes, “Even a blind pig can find an acorn.”
From Washington Post ● Aug. 18, 2017
Fifty years ago and five days before Mr Buchanan's birthday, police raided an after-hours African-American blind pig, or an unlicensed drinking and gambling club, and arrested 82 people in the middle of the night.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2017
Still, you never know when an acorn can find a blind pig.
From Seattle Times ● May 28, 2017
“Even a blind pig finds a truffle once in a while,” said Kathleen Culver, director of the University of Madison-Wisconsin’s Center for Journalism Ethics.
From The Guardian ● May 16, 2017
Eight years earlier, policemen had raided a blind pig on Twelfth Street in Detroit.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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