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dying pig

dying pig noun: a rubber balloon designed to emit a squealing noise as it deflates.

Noun

dying pig (plural dying pigs)

  1. A rubber balloon designed to emit a squealing noise as it deflates.
    • If the blowing is too tiresome, the blowpipe may be attached to a "dying pig" or a toy rubber balloon, the inflation of which will keep up a constant pressure until the skin is dry.1902, Clifton Fremont Hodge, Nature Study and Life, page 57

Forms of dying pig

pluraldying pigs

Questions about dying pig

What does dying pig mean?
Dying pig means a rubber balloon designed to emit a squealing noise as it deflates.
What part of speech is dying pig?
Dying pig is a noun.
What is the plural of dying pig?
The plural of dying pig is dying pigs.

Words near dying pig in the dictionary

  1. dying off
  2. dying on
  3. dying on one's arse
  4. dying on the vine
  5. dying out
  6. dying pig
  7. dying pigs
  8. dying prematurely
  9. dying quail
  10. dying quails
  11. dying roaring

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