| 释义 |
pigmeater Australian slang.|ˈpɪgmiːtə(r)|
[f. pig n.1 + meat n. 1 + -er1.]
A bullock which does not fatten; a beast only fit for pigs' food.
1884‘R. Boldrewood’ Melb. Mem. xiv. 105 Bullocks, which declined with fiendish obstinacy to fatten. They were what are known by the stock-riders as ‘ragers’ or ‘pig-meaters’. 1890― Col. Reformer xvi. (1891) 195 The last camp..contained an unusual number of ‘pigmeaters’. |