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pork pig

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noun

  1. a pig, typically of a lean type, bred and used principally for pork

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The noodle soup is made of chicken meat, pork, pig bone and eel bone for a rich and fatty infusion with a hint of sweetness.

From Washington Times

Cut either the fore quarter or leg of a small pork pig in the shape of a ham; roast it well, and a quarter of an hour before it is enough done, baste it with Madeira wine; then strain the Madeira and gravy in the dripping-pan through a sieve; mix to your taste with cayenne pepper and lemon-juice; and serve it in the dish.

From Project Gutenberg

Guv—look at 'im!" shrieked the old man, dancing to and fro in his impatience, "'ere's a chance for 'im to earn a pore old cove a bit o' 'bacca money, an', what's better still, t' show a pore old fightin' man a bit o' real sport—an' there 'e stands, staring like a perishing pork pig!

From Project Gutenberg

The weight of the several joints of a good pork pig of four stone may be as follows; viz.:—

From Project Gutenberg