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dying pigs

dying pigs is the plural of dying pig.

Meaning of dying pig

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

Questions about dying pigs

What is dying pigs the plural of?
Dying pigs is the plural of dying pig.

Words near dying pigs in the dictionary

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

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