noun / verb
pig
PIG/pɪɡ/
A domesticated swine or a related wild animal.
The pig stands beside a feeding trough in its farm pen.
Etymology
Middle English pigge named a young animal, rather than swine generally. Its meaning broadened to include the animal regardless of age or sex, giving the familiar farm-animal name.
In context
dealing with pig births, crop rotations, making it thrive, and the farm becomes the larder for the London family
More examples
- The farmer raises pigs for meat.
- A wild pig roots through the soil for food.
- The pigs roll in mud to keep cool.
Forms
pig · pigs
piglet noun — A young pig, especially a newborn.