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A piggin.

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  1. n. A piggin.
  2. n. The young of swine, male or female; also, any swine; a hog.
  3. n. Any wild species of the genus Sus and related genera.
  4. n. An oblong mass of cast iron, lead, or other metal. See Mine pig, under Mine.
  5. n. One who is hoggish; a greedy person.
  6. v. t. & i. To bring forth (pigs); to bring forth in the manner of pigs; to farrow.
  7. v. t. & i. To huddle or lie together like pigs, in one bed.
  8. n. domestic swine
  9. n. a coarse obnoxious person
  10. n. a person regarded as greedy and pig-like
  11. n. uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
  12. n. mold consisting of a bed of sand in which pig iron is cast