pigwashn.

Brit.

/ˈpɪɡwɒʃ/, U.S.

/ˈpɪɡˌwɔʃ/,

/ˈpɪɡˌwɑʃ/

Forms:

α. 1600s pigs wash, 1800s pig's wash, 1800s pigs' wash.

β. 1800s– pigwash.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pig n.¹, wash n.

Etymology: In α. forms < the genitive of pig n.¹ + wash n. In β. forms re-formed < pig n.¹ + wash n. Compare earlier hogwash n.

Kitchen or brewery refuse and scraps (esp. in liquid form) used as food for pigs, pigswill; (in extended use) any liquid of inferior quality, as cheap beer, etc. Also figurative: rubbish, nonsense. Cf. hogwash n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > types or qualities of intoxicating liquor > [noun] > inferior

swilling1545

pigwash1604

hogwash1610

tiffa1635

rag water1699

necessity1748

wash1819

bellywash1840

Hoochinoo1877

hooch1897

pink-eye1900

shypoo1901

King Kong1937

scrap iron1942

Montana gin1986

1604 T. Dekker & T. Middleton Honest Whore i. i. sig. D^v Flu. Plague, not for a scald pottle of wine. Ma. Nay, sweete Bellafronte, for a little Pigs wash.

1630 Tincker of Turvey sig. A 3 These comming as farre short of his, as Bragget goes beyond the Pigs wash or small Beere.

1850 T. Carlyle Jesuitism in Latter-day Pamphlets Aug. viii. 29 Moral evil is unattainability of Pig's-wash.

1888 F. T. Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk. Cowl, a tub or barrel swung on a pole..used for carrying pigs'-wash or liquid manure.

1909 J. Masefield Trag. Nan i, in Trag. Nan & Other Plays 9 Oh, Mother, it's gone into the pigwash.

1996 Daily News (N.Y.) (Nexis) 18 May 14 Immediately, there arose the braying of Bayless apologists alleging that the judge had caved to political pressure. Pigwash.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pigwash
释义	pigwashn. Brit. /ˈpɪɡwɒʃ/, U.S. /ˈpɪɡˌwɔʃ/, /ˈpɪɡˌwɑʃ/ Forms: α. 1600s pigs wash, 1800s pig's wash, 1800s pigs' wash. β. 1800s– pigwash. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pig n.¹, wash n. Etymology: In α. forms < the genitive of pig n.¹ + wash n. In β. forms re-formed < pig n.¹ + wash n. Compare earlier hogwash n. Kitchen or brewery refuse and scraps (esp. in liquid form) used as food for pigs, pigswill; (in extended use) any liquid of inferior quality, as cheap beer, etc. Also figurative: rubbish, nonsense. Cf. hogwash n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > types or qualities of intoxicating liquor > [noun] > inferior swilling1545 pigwash1604 hogwash1610 tiffa1635 rag water1699 necessity1748 wash1819 bellywash1840 Hoochinoo1877 hooch1897 pink-eye1900 shypoo1901 King Kong1937 scrap iron1942 Montana gin1986 1604 T. Dekker & T. Middleton Honest Whore i. i. sig. D^v Flu. Plague, not for a scald pottle of wine. Ma. Nay, sweete Bellafronte, for a little Pigs wash. 1630 Tincker of Turvey sig. A 3 These comming as farre short of his, as Bragget goes beyond the Pigs wash or small Beere. 1850 T. Carlyle Jesuitism in Latter-day Pamphlets Aug. viii. 29 Moral evil is unattainability of Pig's-wash. 1888 F. T. Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk. Cowl, a tub or barrel swung on a pole..used for carrying pigs'-wash or liquid manure. 1909 J. Masefield Trag. Nan i, in Trag. Nan & Other Plays 9 Oh, Mother, it's gone into the pigwash. 1996 Daily News (N.Y.) (Nexis) 18 May 14 Immediately, there arose the braying of Bayless apologists alleging that the judge had caved to political pressure. Pigwash. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1604
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