pigling

[ pig-ling ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Origin of pigling¹

First recorded in 1705–15; pig ¹ + -ling ¹

When we last saw them a man had been hired to carry home the pigling, whose lamentations still rent the air.

In a minute or two the newborn pigling creeps close to its mother and sucks milk.

He then dexterously inserted this package inside the carcass of the diminutive pigling, and sewed it into place.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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