piggy bankn.

Brit.

/ˈpɪɡɪ baŋk/, U.S.

/ˈpɪɡi ˌbæŋk/

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: piggy n.¹, bank n.³

Etymology: Apparently < piggy n.¹ + bank n.³, on account of its shape (compare earlier pig bank n. 2), although a connection with pig n.² also seems probable: compare pirlie pig at pirlie n. for earlier use of pig n.² in the name of a pot used as a money box. Compare piggy n.²In the mid 20th cent. in Scots piggy also occurs (as adjective) in the sense ‘made of earthenware’ and (as noun) in the senses ‘earthenware or clay marble’ and ‘earthenware’: see Sc. National Dict. s.v. piggie n.², v.¹

A money box, esp. one shaped like a pig; (figurative) savings, any supply of money; = pig bank n. 2.Formerly, piggy banks were often made of earthenware with a slot for inserting coins, and had to be smashed in order to retrieve the savings inside.

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the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fact or action of being joined or joining > attachment > attach or affix [verb (transitive)] > attach to the back of

piggy bank1913

society > trade and finance > money > place for keeping money > money box or chest > [noun] > for savings > small pottery

pyne pig1488

penny-piga1646

money pot1681

pirlie1799

pig bank1902

piggy bank1913

1913 Dietetic & Hygienic Gaz. Mar. 123/1 She could see everything quite plainly now; her little room,..her desk with the piggy bank on top of it.

1917 Baltimore Sun 11 June 12 There are 108 public schools in Baltimore. In seven of them children have mobilized their ‘piggy-bank’ savings and bought bonds.

1955 A. Huxley Genius & Goddess 51 Ruth broke her piggy bank and squandered a year's accumulated savings on a make-up kit and a bottle of cheap perfume.

1981 C. C. Sun tr. T. Hsü in J. S. M. Lau et al. Mod. Chinese Stories 77/1 She..rushed to the kitchen stove, uncovered its broken lid of tile and dug out two big piggy banks.

2012 Economist 17 Nov. 76/1 A child's piggy bank that dispenses a tiny Coke when you deposit a coin.

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

单词	piggy bank
释义	piggy bankn. Brit. /ˈpɪɡɪ baŋk/, U.S. /ˈpɪɡi ˌbæŋk/ Origin: Apparently formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: piggy n.¹, bank n.³ Etymology: Apparently < piggy n.¹ + bank n.³, on account of its shape (compare earlier pig bank n. 2), although a connection with pig n.² also seems probable: compare pirlie pig at pirlie n. for earlier use of pig n.² in the name of a pot used as a money box. Compare piggy n.²In the mid 20th cent. in Scots piggy also occurs (as adjective) in the sense ‘made of earthenware’ and (as noun) in the senses ‘earthenware or clay marble’ and ‘earthenware’: see Sc. National Dict. s.v. piggie n.², v.¹ A money box, esp. one shaped like a pig; (figurative) savings, any supply of money; = pig bank n. 2.Formerly, piggy banks were often made of earthenware with a slot for inserting coins, and had to be smashed in order to retrieve the savings inside. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fact or action of being joined or joining > attachment > attach or affix [verb (transitive)] > attach to the back of piggy bank1913 society > trade and finance > money > place for keeping money > money box or chest > [noun] > for savings > small pottery pyne pig1488 penny-piga1646 money pot1681 pirlie1799 pig bank1902 piggy bank1913 1913 Dietetic & Hygienic Gaz. Mar. 123/1 She could see everything quite plainly now; her little room,..her desk with the piggy bank on top of it. 1917 Baltimore Sun 11 June 12 There are 108 public schools in Baltimore. In seven of them children have mobilized their ‘piggy-bank’ savings and bought bonds. 1955 A. Huxley Genius & Goddess 51 Ruth broke her piggy bank and squandered a year's accumulated savings on a make-up kit and a bottle of cheap perfume. 1981 C. C. Sun tr. T. Hsü in J. S. M. Lau et al. Mod. Chinese Stories 77/1 She..rushed to the kitchen stove, uncovered its broken lid of tile and dug out two big piggy banks. 2012 Economist 17 Nov. 76/1 A child's piggy bank that dispenses a tiny Coke when you deposit a coin. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1913
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