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pig it

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  1. Live in a slovenly way, as in Ten roommates shared that small house, and as you might guess they were pigging it. [Slang; late 1800s]


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Luckily for the pig, it was returned directly to its worried owner rather than spending a night in the slammer.

From Salon Sep. 18, 2021

While the virus cannot be passed to humans, it kills almost every pig it infects in about a week to 10 days, and it has been spreading in Europe in recent years.

From Washington Post Aug. 1, 2021

About the size of a guinea pig, it has a long, hairless snout, sharp little teeth and, to top it all off, venom-laced saliva.

From New York Times Dec. 1, 2019

And in case you were wondering about the breed of the pig, it will be a Gloucestershire Old Spot.

From BBC May 17, 2017

Pa shot the bear, and there was no way of knowing where the pig came from nor whose pig it was.

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder

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