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| babirusa |
a wild pig of the East Indies, the male of which has tusks that grow up through the snout and curve backward toward the eyes. |
| bacon |
a fatty, smoked, and salted form of pork, taken from the back and side of the pig. |
| Bessemer process |
a process for making steel by blasting hot compressed air through molten pig iron to remove impurities. |
| boar |
an uncastrated male pig. [2/3 definitions] |
| cavy |
any of a number of tailless or short-tailed rodents originally of South America, including the guinea pig, capybara, and agouti. |
| chitterlings |
the small intestines of a pig, cooked and eaten with a sauce. |
| converter |
a furnace that uses the Bessemer process to convert pig iron into steel. [1/5 definitions] |
| gilt2 |
a young female pig that has not yet produced offspring. |
| hock1 |
a cut of meat consisting of such a portion of the leg of a pig or other animal. [1/4 definitions] |
| hog |
a domestic pig or swine, esp. one that weighs over 120 pounds, raised for meat. [1/4 definitions] |
| insulin |
any of the common preparations of this hormone, synthesized from the pancreas of an ox or pig, that are effective in the treatment of diabetes. [1/2 definitions] |
| lard |
to apply rendered pig fat to. [1/4 definitions] |
| oink |
a sound representing the grunt of a pig. [2 definitions] |
| piggy |
a young or small pig. [1/2 definitions] |
| piggy bank |
a small bank, esp. one in the shape of a pig, in which coins are deposited through a slot and saved. |
| piglet |
a young pig. |
| pork |
the edible flesh of a pig or hog. [1/2 definitions] |
| porker |
a pig raised and fattened for its pork. |
| puddle |
to process (metal, esp. pig iron) by melting in a furnace and removing the slag. [1/6 definitions] |
| puddling |
the act or process of purifying metal, esp. pig iron, by melting it in a furnace to remove the slag. [1/2 definitions] |
| root2 |
to dig or turn over soil, often with the snout or nose, as a pig. [1/4 definitions] |
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