porker
a pig, especially one being fattened for its meat.
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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. MilneThe porker grunted her displeasure, and Patrick did some grunting, too; but he was not easily scarednor would he be shaken off.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage | Gertrude W. MorrisonWell, there is a stye in the soul of every one of us, in which abides a porker more or less objectionable.
The Fiend's Delight | Dod GrileThen 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. DavisThe 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
/ (ˈpɔːkə) /
a pig, esp a young one weighing between 40 and 67 kg, fattened to provide meat such as pork chops
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