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pig's-wash

pig's-wash is the alternative form of pigwash.

Meaning of pigwash

Noun

pigwash (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of pigswill.
    • In the pigwashes prepared with well-waters of high nitrate-content —under certain conditions— the different ubiquiter, facultative anaerobe saprophyte soil-bacteria reduce the nitrate to nitrite in sufficient quantity to poison the animals.1959, XVIth International Veterinary Congress, Madrid, 21-27 May, 1959
    Synonyms:
    pigswill

Questions about pig's-wash

What is pig's-wash the alternative form of?
Pig's-wash is the alternative form of pigwash.

Words near pig's-wash in the dictionary

  1. pig's whisper
  2. pig's whispers
  3. pig's wool
  4. pig's-crow
  5. pig's-face
  6. pig's-wash
  7. pig-a-back
  8. pig-a-backs
  9. pig-deer
  10. pig-face
  11. pig-farm

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