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pig noun

  /ˈpɪɡ/
  • (countable) Any of several mammalian species of the genus Sus or the family Suidae, having cloven hooves, bristles and a nose adapted for digging; especially the domesticated animal Sus domesticus.
  • (metaphorically, derogatory) Someone who overeats or eats rapidly and noisily.
  • (engineering) A device for cleaning or inspecting the inside of an oil or gas pipeline, or for separating different substances within the pipeline. Named for the pig-like squealing noise made by their progress.
sika, porsas
  • (metaphorically, derogatory) A dirty or slovenly person.
sika, sottapytty
  • (countable, and, uncountable) An oblong block of cast metal (now only iron or lead).
harkko
  • The mold in which a block of metal is cast.
muotti
  • (informal) A difficult problem.
pähkinä

pigging

porsinta
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