| 单词 | prize pig |
| 释义 | > as lemmasprize pig prize pig n. (a) a pig offered or awarded as a prize; (b) a pig that wins or has won a prize in a competition; (c) a pig that is an excellent or outstanding example of its species (also figurative). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > order Artiodactyla (cloven-hoofed animals) > pig > [noun] > prize-winning or inferior prize pig1791 land pike1842 1791 E. Nairne Poems Misc. & Humorous 91 Hold a prize pig with soap on's tail! 1812 Sporting Mag. 40 270 Jemmy Hill claimed his prize-pig, but his competitors disputed his right. 1923 Times 9 Nov. 18/2 Three valuable van horses were burned to death. Fourteen pedigree prize pigs were saved. 1993 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Apr. 231/3 You don't know anything about this organization! Of course he's happy. He's their prize pig! 2005 East Grinstead Courier (Nexis) 16 June 8 Five hundred prize pigs and sheep, 400 cows and 1,000 horses vied for award-winning positions in the many competitions. < as lemmas |
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