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spine pigs

spine pigs is the plural of spine pig.

Meaning of spine pig

Noun

spine pig (plural spine pigs)

  1. Porcupine.
    • Hares are fairly common, so also is the fretful porcupine, who, if he finds his way into your kitchen-garden, will play havoc with your pet vegetables. He is accounted delicate eating, this 'spine pig,' as the natives call him; [...]1884, James Hogg, Florence Marryat, London society

Questions about spine pigs

What is spine pigs the plural of?
Spine pigs is the plural of spine pig.

Words near spine pigs in the dictionary

  1. spine
  2. spine board
  3. spine boards
  4. spine chilling
  5. spine pig
  6. spine pigs
  7. spine plot
  8. spine plots
  9. spine ramp
  10. spine ramps
  11. spine road

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