long pig

noun

(among the Maori and Polynesian peoples) human flesh as food for cannibals.

Nearby words

long muscle of head, long muscle of neck, long one, long palmar muscle, long parliament, long pig, long play, long press, long primer, long purse, long radial extensor muscle of wrist

Origin of long pig

First recorded in 1850–55

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Examples from the Web for long pig

Many of Tito's Hauhaus are still alive; but they are very reticent on the subject of "long-pig."
The adventures of Kimble Bent|James Cowan
In the days gone by, the natives used to call the feast of human flesh the long-pig feast.
Through the South Seas with Jack London|Martin Johnson

British Dictionary definitions for long pig

long pig

noun

obsolete human flesh eaten by cannibals

Word Origin for long pig

translation of a Māori and Polynesian term

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