英语词汇“anthony pig”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

1. attributive and in the genitive, esp. in Anthony pig. Designating a pig kept by a religious order associated with St Anthony the Great, or a pig dedicated to the saint, which is allowed to roam freely and is typically thought of as being small, fat, and domesticated. In later use also: designating any pig with characteristics of this sort, esp. the smallest pig in a litter; also in extended use. Frequently in proverbs. Now rare (chiefly English regional).For the semantic motivation of this sense see note in etymology. For similar uses, cf. St Anthony n. 2, tantony n. c.

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?a1425 MS Hunterian 95 f. 109^v, in Middle Eng. Dict. at Pigge Renners aboute fro house to hous as antonie pigges & fro towne to towne..seme þat þei kunne hele of alle maner sekenesse of þe yȝen.

c1450 Alphabet of Tales (1904) I. 215 (MED) Þer come in-to þe howse vnto þaim a swyne of Saynt Antons. And he tuke bread, & keste vnto it & said, ‘Now sall itt appere wheþer þis Anton swyne will eatt of my bread; þat am cursyd, or nay.’

1480 Cronicles Eng. (Caxton) ccxliv. sig. uj^v And there come to hem an Anthony pigge and folowed the hoost alle that way till they come to a grete water.

1533 J. Heywood Mery Play Iohan Iohan sig. A.i But she wyll go a gaddynge very myche Lyke an Anthony pyg.

1603 J. Stow Suruay of London (new ed.) 185 Whereupon was raysed a prouerbe, such a one will follow such a one, and whine as it were an Anthonie pig.

1736 F. Drake Eboracum i. vii. 315 Thence came the proverb, As fat as an Antony pig.

1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue Anthony, or tantony pig, the favourite or smallest pig of the litter.

1865 J. Sleigh Attempt at Derbyshire Gloss. in Reliquary Jan. 156 Anthony-pig, the ruckling of the litter.

1899 W. T. Fernie Animal Simples 399 In Kent the smallest or favourite pig of a litter is called ‘Anthony pig’.

1899 E. C. Dowson tr. Voltaire La Pucelle II. xx. 369 Anthony's pig a faithful friend I found;—O pig Divine, emblem by monks confest!

1973 J. Brooks Expert 128 I was what you'd call an anthony pig, that's the smallest one of the litter.

单词	anthony pig
释义	> as lemmas Anthony pig 1. attributive and in the genitive, esp. in Anthony pig. Designating a pig kept by a religious order associated with St Anthony the Great, or a pig dedicated to the saint, which is allowed to roam freely and is typically thought of as being small, fat, and domesticated. In later use also: designating any pig with characteristics of this sort, esp. the smallest pig in a litter; also in extended use. Frequently in proverbs. Now rare (chiefly English regional).For the semantic motivation of this sense see note in etymology. For similar uses, cf. St Anthony n. 2, tantony n. c. ΚΠ ?a1425 MS Hunterian 95 f. 109^v, in Middle Eng. Dict. at Pigge Renners aboute fro house to hous as antonie pigges & fro towne to towne..seme þat þei kunne hele of alle maner sekenesse of þe yȝen. c1450 Alphabet of Tales (1904) I. 215 (MED) Þer come in-to þe howse vnto þaim a swyne of Saynt Antons. And he tuke bread, & keste vnto it & said, ‘Now sall itt appere wheþer þis Anton swyne will eatt of my bread; þat am cursyd, or nay.’ 1480 Cronicles Eng. (Caxton) ccxliv. sig. uj^v And there come to hem an Anthony pigge and folowed the hoost alle that way till they come to a grete water. 1533 J. Heywood Mery Play Iohan Iohan sig. A.i But she wyll go a gaddynge very myche Lyke an Anthony pyg. 1603 J. Stow Suruay of London (new ed.) 185 Whereupon was raysed a prouerbe, such a one will follow such a one, and whine as it were an Anthonie pig. 1736 F. Drake Eboracum i. vii. 315 Thence came the proverb, As fat as an Antony pig. 1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue Anthony, or tantony pig, the favourite or smallest pig of the litter. 1865 J. Sleigh Attempt at Derbyshire Gloss. in Reliquary Jan. 156 Anthony-pig, the ruckling of the litter. 1899 W. T. Fernie Animal Simples 399 In Kent the smallest or favourite pig of a litter is called ‘Anthony pig’. 1899 E. C. Dowson tr. Voltaire La Pucelle II. xx. 369 Anthony's pig a faithful friend I found;—O pig Divine, emblem by monks confest! 1973 J. Brooks Expert 128 I was what you'd call an anthony pig, that's the smallest one of the litter. extracted from Anthonyn. < as lemmas
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