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  • 11Pig slaughter — Schematic representation of the main pork cuts. Pig slaughter is the work of slaughtering domestic pigs which is both a common economic activity as well as a traditional feast in some European countries. Contents …

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  • 12sty — sty1 noun (plural sties) a pigsty. verb (sties, stying, stied) archaic keep (a pig) in a sty. Origin OE stī (in stīfearh sty pig ), prob. identical with stig hall (see steward), of Gmc origin. sty2 (also stye …

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  • 13sty — English has two distinct words sty. The ‘pig enclosure’ [OE] is not recorded for certain as an independent word before the 13th century, but it occurs in compounds in Old English, and it is probably the same word as Old English stig ‘hall’… …

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  • 14sty — English has two distinct words sty. The ‘pig enclosure’ [OE] is not recorded for certain as an independent word before the 13th century, but it occurs in compounds in Old English, and it is probably the same word as Old English stig ‘hall’… …

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  • 15sty — 1. noun /staɪ/ a) A pen or enclosure for swine. b) A messy or dirty place. Syn: pig pen, pigsty, hovel 2 …

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  • 16sty — staɪ v. pig pen, enclosure in which pigs are kept; place that is filthy and n. pig pen, enclosure in which pigs are kept; place that is filthy and uncared for; swollen inflammation on the edge of the eyelid …

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  • 17hog-sty — n. Hog pen, pig sty, pig pen …

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  • 18swine-sty — swineˈ sty noun (archaic or dialect) A pig sty • • • Main Entry: ↑swine …

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  • 19Domestic pig — Swine redirects here. For other uses, see Swine (disambiguation). Domestic pig A domestic sow and her piglet. Conservation status Domesticated …

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  • 20Suckling pig — For the most familiar species, see domestic pig. A suckling pig prior to being roasted for consumption at an American tailgate party A suckling pig (or sucking pig[1]) is a piglet fed on its mother s milk (i.e., a piglet which is still a suckling …

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