a ring or piece of bent wire put into the snout of a pig to prevent it from grubbing in the ground.
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| 释义 | the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping of pigs > [noun] > nose-ring (8) hog ring1648 a ring or piece of bent wire put into the snout of a pig to prevent it from grubbing in the ground. staple1688 A snout-ring. staple-ring1707 = sense 2c. nose-jewel1844 In extended use. A ring through a pig's snout. Obsolete. rare. pig ring1862 a ring or strip of metal fixed in the snout of a pig to prevent it from grubbing. snout-ring1875 (see quot. 1875). Subcategories:— one who fastens ring (1) — instrument to fasten ring (1) |
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