pig in a poke
Something whose true value is concealed or unknown and may be lower than expected by the buyer or claimed by the seller, especially something offered for sale.
pig
/pɪɡ/
noun 11verb 5name 1
Collocations
15(noun.) animal
ADJ
domestic | feral, wild | sucking/suckling
VERB + PIG
breed | keep | feed
fatten
Farmers fatten their pigs with grain and corn before selling them at market.
slaughter
PIG + VERB
grunt, oink, squeal
browse, root
The pigs were browsing through the farmer's vegetable garden when he arrived.
PIG + NOUN
farm, farmer
(noun.) person
ADJ
fat | greedy | male chauvinist
PHRASES
make a pig of yourself
At the birthday party, the kids made pigs of themselves with cake and ice cream.
Definitions
noun
1
Any of several mammalian species of the family Suidae, having cloven hooves, bristles and a snout adapted for digging; especially the domesticated animal Sus domesticus.
The man kept a pen with two pigs that he fed everything from carrots to cabbage.
[…]and at the back a rambling courtledge of barns and walls, around which pigs and bare-foot children grunted in loving communion of dirt.
2
Any of several mammalian species of the family Suidae, having cloven hooves, bristles and a snout adapted for digging; especially the domesticated animal Sus domesticus.
Weanlings grow into feeder pigs, and feeder pigs grow into slaughter hogs. […] Ultimately the end use for virtually all pigs and hogs is to be slaughtered for the production of pork and other products.
3
The edible meat of such an animal; pork.
Some religions prohibit their adherents from eating pig.
"Miss Chastene, could you fetch me out an extra plate of pig and biscuit. My partner can't do without your marvelous cooking."
4
A light pinkish-red colour, like that of a pig (also called pig pink).
So far on the streets there's been a lot of metallic pink (the kind of pink as in the shade of pig you get, and this is exactly the shade of the diary I've been writing in) […]
5
Someone who overeats or eats rapidly and noisily.
You gluttonous pig! Now that you've eaten all the cupcakes, there will be none for the party!
When you figure out the maze and get to the middle, that's when you get your free cocoa. It's on a table in two big thermos jugs, and there's cups and a ladle, and the sign says, "One cup per customer, PLEASE!" because some people are pigs.
verb
1
To give birth.
The black sow pigged at seven this morning.
2
To greedily consume (especially food).
They were pigging on the free food at the bar.
"Wow, Doc. That's heavy." Denis sat there pigging on the joint as usual.
3
To huddle or lie together like pigs, in one bed.
4
To live together in a crowded filthy manner.
5
To clean (a pipeline) using a pig (the device).
noun
1
An earthenware pot or jar
2
An earthenware pot or jar
Thesaurus
Idioms & Phrases
wrestle with a pig
To engage in a struggle with an opponent that benefits from the struggle even without winning it.
"And when you begin refuting one another's reasons, fussing back and forth, you generally do what a nationally known industrial relations authority warns you against: you wallow in
happy as a pig in shit
Extremely happy; obviously satisfied and carefree.
He's "happy as a pig in shit". "This is what I really enjoy, working with film-makers," he says.
put lipstick on a pig
To superficially alter something in the hope of making it seem more appealing than it is in actuality.
Near-synonyms: polish a turd, sugarcoat the pill
make a pig of oneself
To eat to excess; to overeat; to gorge.
As the intoxicating aroma of hot bread wafted around her, and it was all she could do to keep herself from diving in and making a pig of herself.
Example Bank
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The man kept a pen with two pigs that he fed everything from carrots to cabbage.
Wiktionary02
[…]and at the back a rambling courtledge of barns and walls, around which pigs and bare-foot children grunted in loving communion of dirt.
Wiktionary03
Weanlings grow into feeder pigs, and feeder pigs grow into slaughter hogs. […] Ultimately the end use for virtually all pigs and hogs is to be slaughtered for the production of pork and other products
Wiktionary04
The black sow pigged at seven this morning.
Wiktionary05
They were pigging on the free food at the bar.
Wiktionary06
"Wow, Doc. That's heavy." Denis sat there pigging on the joint as usual.
WiktionaryUsage Notes
i Register
In some senses, pig is marked as derogatory, figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.
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