pig in a poke

pig

 (pĭg)

n.

1.

a. Any of various mammals of the family Suidae, having short legs, hooves with two weight-bearing toes, bristly hair, and a cartilaginous snout used for digging, including the domesticated hog (Sus scrofa subsp. domestica syn. S. domesticus) and wild species such as the bushpig.

b. A domesticated hog, especially when weighing less than 54 kilograms (120 pounds).

c. The edible parts of one of these mammals.

2.

a. Informal A person regarded as being piglike, greedy, or disgusting.

b. Derogatory Slang A police officer.

c. Slang A member of the social or political establishment, especially one holding sexist or racist views.

3.

a. A crude block of metal, chiefly iron or lead, poured from a smelting furnace.

b. A mold in which such metal is cast.

c. Pig iron.

intr.v. pigged, pig·ging, pigs

To give birth to pigs; farrow.

Phrasal Verb:

pig out Slang

To eat ravenously; gorge oneself: pigged out on cake.

Idioms:

in a pig's eye Slang

Under no condition; never.

pig in a poke

Something that is offered in a manner that conceals its true nature or value.

pig it Slang

To live in a piglike fashion.

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[Middle English pigge, young pig, probably from Old English *picga.]

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pig′ in a poke′

n.

something purchased, accepted, or acquired without a preliminary examination.

[1520–30]

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Translations

zajíc v pytli

Katze im Sack