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pigmeat

pigmeat noun: the meat or flesh of a pig, used especially for food; pork.

Noun

pigmeat (usually uncountable, plural pigmeats)

  1. (usually) The meat or flesh of a pig, used especially for food; pork.
    • A fire burned on the rock and fat dripped from the roasting pigmeat into the invisible flames.1954, William Golding, Lord of the Flies
    • The real purpose of this exorbitant barrel of pigmeat is to placate West Virginia politicians who complain their state doesn't get enough pork.1995 September, George Reigel, “Updates”, in Field & Stream

Synonyms of pigmeat

Forms of pigmeat

pluralpigmeats
alternative formpig-meat
alternative formpig meat

Origin of pigmeat

From pig + meat.

Questions about pigmeat

What does pigmeat mean?
Pigmeat means the meat or flesh of a pig, used especially for food; pork.
What part of speech is pigmeat?
Pigmeat is a noun.
What is the plural of pigmeat?
The plural of pigmeat is pigmeats.

Words near pigmeat in the dictionary

  1. pigmakers
  2. pigmaking
  3. pigman
  4. Pigmans
  5. pigmean
  6. pigmeat
  7. pigmeats
  8. pigmen
  9. pigment
  10. pigment dispersion syndrome
  11. pigmental

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