porker

[ pawr-ker, pohr- ]
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noun
  1. a pig, especially one being fattened for its meat.

Origin of porker

1
First recorded in 1635–45; pork + -er1

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How to use porker in a sentence

  • How dare you decide in this cold-blooded way whether I am to be called—ah—Tosh—or—ah—porker!

    First Plays | A. A. Milne
  • The porker grunted her displeasure, and Patrick did some grunting, too; but he was not easily scarednor would he be shaken off.

  • Well, there is a stye in the soul of every one of us, in which abides a porker more or less objectionable.

  • Then they would catch the porker, throw him on the scales, and find out which farmer had guessed nearest the mark.

    The Iron Puddler | James J. Davis
  • The hint was always taken, and alas, for the poor farmer who had a nice hen-roost, or a young porker in the sty.

    The Blue and The Gray | A. R. White

British Dictionary definitions for porker

porker

/ (ˈpɔːkə) /


noun
  1. a pig, esp a young one weighing between 40 and 67 kg, fattened to provide meat such as pork chops

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