Pig

pig, n. The young of swine; a hog; an oblong; ma of metal, as first extracted from the ore. — v. t. or i. [pigged (pigd), pigging.] To bring forth pigs; to lie together like pigs. — Pig'gish, a. Like pigs; filthy: greedy; obstinate.— Fig^gery, -ger-T, Pig'-sty, n. A place where swine are kept. — Pig'-iron.n. Iron in pigs, or oblong bars, as it comes from the smelting furnace. — Pig'tail, n. The tail of a pig; the hair so tied at the back of the head as to resemble a pig's E. tail, a cue; a twisted roll of tobacco. the Pigeon, pij'un,?;. A gallinaceous bird, of several species, as the stock-dove, ring-dove, turtle-dove,; and the migratory or wild pigeon of America. — Pig/'eon-hole, n. A division of a case for papers. — liv'ered. -erd, a. Mild in temper; soft; timid. Pigeon-, Pidgeon-, or Pidiin-English, pij'un-in/glish. The barbarous and childish dialect used between To English or Americans and Chinamen, — consisting reof English words as pronounced by the Chine se, with an infusion of Chinese, Portuguese, and other words. or Pigment, pig'ment, n. A substance used by painters, dyers, etc., to impart colors to bodies; paint. Pigmy. See Pygmy. in Pike, pik, n. (Mil.) A long wooden staff, with a flat, or pointed steel head; spear. ( Ich th.) A voracious freshwater fish, living in deep^ water, so named f r. shape; a turnpike road. — Pike'-; )1. -men. A solriKe. man, n. dier armed with a pike. — Pike' staff, n. The sliaf t of a pike; a staff having a sharp metal spike at the bottom, to guard against slipping.