Pigs

American

[pigz] / pɪgz /

noun

Bay of. Bay of Pigs.

Pigs ¹ British

/ pɪɡz /

noun

See Bay of Pigs

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pigs ² British

/ pɪɡz /

interjection

Also: pig's arse. pig's bum. slang an expression of derision or disagreement

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Example Sentences

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The blaze killed some 13,000 pigs.

From Barron's

Pork has also gone up in price, with pigs in blankets now £2.59, or 5.3% higher than last year.

From BBC

And that's where three Iron Age pigs, and later cattle and ponies, will help revitalise this site.

From BBC

But now the ancient woodland is being revitalised with the pigs - half wild boar, half Tamworth - which are turning over the soil.

From BBC

A historical former royal hunting ground is being transformed into a nature paradise – with the help of three pigs.

From BBC

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