PORKER

porker

(noun) a pig fattened to provide meat

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

porker (plural porkers)

A pig, especially a castrated male, being fattened and raised for slaughter.

(slang, pejorative) An obese person.

(British, slang) A lie (from Cockney rhyming slang pork pie).

Anagrams

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Source: Wiktionary


Pork"er, n.

Definition: A hog. Pope.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

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DERMATOGLYPHICS

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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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