pig's ear
pig's ear noun: the cooked ear of a pig, as used in a number of cuisines around the world.
Noun
pig's ear
- The cooked ear of a pig, as used in a number of cuisines around the world.
- Beer.
- While the Cockney landlord was putting the question: “Now, gentlemen, what is it—pig's ear, a needle an' pin, or a pimple an' blotch?” (beer, a drop of gin or a thimble of Scotch) one of the larky friends released the monkey from its chain.1944, Country Life, volume 96, page 769
- The Indian breweries were producing rather more than 6 million gallons of beer annually: 3 million gallons of it was drunk by the British soldiery, who called it 'neck-oil', 'purge', or 'pig's ear', […]2010, Jan Morris, Pax Britannica, page 338
- A succulent of the genus Cotyledon.
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Questions about pig's ear
- What does pig's ear mean?
- Pig's ear means the cooked ear of a pig, as used in a number of cuisines around the world.
- What part of speech is pig's ear?
- Pig's ear is a noun.
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