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Seeley's pigs

Seeley's pigs noun: unused blocks of iron kept in government dockyards.

Noun

Seeley's pigs pl (plural only)

  1. (UK, obsolete, plural, plural-only, slang) Unused blocks of iron kept in government dockyards.

Origin of Seeley's pigs

From the surname, Seeley, of a member of parliament who called attention in the House of Commons to the waste of pig iron in the dockyards.

Questions about Seeley's pigs

What does Seeley's pigs mean?
Seeley's pigs means unused blocks of iron kept in government dockyards.
What part of speech is Seeley's pigs?
Seeley's pigs is a noun.

Words near Seeley's pigs in the dictionary

  1. seel
  2. Seeland
  3. Seelands
  4. seeled
  5. Seeley
  6. Seeley's pigs
  7. Seeleys
  8. Seelie
  9. seelier
  10. seeliest
  11. Seelig

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