| 单词 |
in-pig |
| 释义 |
in-pig, a.|ɪnˈpɪg| [attrib. use of phrase in pig: see in prep. 10 b.] Of a sow: that is in pig; pregnant. Cf. in-calf a., in-foal a.
1950Farming June 179 In-pig sows can of course receive a proportion of their ration as bulky food. 1959Times 31 Aug. 5/3 For the first time since the..national in-pig and litter tests began..the three major awards..have been won by the same sow. 1969Times 6 Jan. 7/7 The December sample figures for England and Wales indicate a slight cutback south of the Border since September in in-pig gilts, but the number of sows in pig is still rising. 1974Listener 21 Mar. 334/2 Philip had just lost all his pigs from swine vesicular disease, and was meditating buying in-pig gilts and starting again. |
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