A pot or earthenware vessel (occasionally a container of tin or some other material) for storing money, esp. savings; a money box. Cf. penny-pig n.…
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释义 | society > trade and finance > money > place for keeping money > money box or chest > [noun] > for savings > small pottery (6) pyne pig1488 A pot or earthenware vessel (occasionally a container of tin or some other material) for storing money, esp. savings; a money box. Cf. penny-pig n.… penny-piga1646 an earthenware pot with a slot for collecting pence saved or received as gratuities, a money box. money pot1681 (a) an earthenware money box from which coins can be taken only by breaking the vessel; (b) a place in which money accumulates, a large sum of money. pirlie1799 In full pirlie pig. A piggy bank. pig bank1902 U.S. = piggy bank, n. piggy bank1913 A money box, esp. one shaped like a pig; (figurative) savings, any supply of money; = pig bank, n. 2. |
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