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pigs Bay of Pigs a bay on the SW coast of Cuba, scene of an unsuccessful attempt in 1961 by US-backed Cuban exiles to invade the country and overthrow the regime of Fidel Castro.
pigs might fly impossible, an impossibility; used ironically to express disbelief.
Pigs fly in the air with their tails forward was a proverbial saying in the 17th century.
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pig,
piggy.
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 "Weekend Saturday (NPR)")
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PIGS: A SANCTUARY
Transcript from: Weekend Saturday (NPR); 7/12/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...received about pot-bellied pigs is aggression. When somebody...gets a baby pot-bellied pig and you raise the pig in the house, the pig will get confused, and because the pig's only been raised around...think that people are pigs. So when somebody who...
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 "The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)")
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PIGS FLY AROUND FAIR TRACK; ELITE RACING PORKERS CHARM FAIRGOERS IN WEEDSPORT.(Local)
Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY); 7/10/2003; 700+ words
; ...marketed the show as "pig racing at its finest." "While most pigs are wallowing in the mud...dream. Lewellan said the pigs knew the word "treat...anything for food. The pig race consisted of three...first, four domestic pigs (Porkchop, Bacon, Hambone...
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PIGS PROVIDE MOTIF FULL OF MEMORIES
Newspaper article from: Roanoke Times & World News; 9/10/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...has nearly 2,000 pigs, but he doesn't live on a farm. One pig sits in its pajamas...and received these pig-inspired creations for his house. The pigs include wall plaques...cabinet that sits like a pig shrine in the corner...Brooks' larger pigs could serve useful...
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 "Weekly Reader, Edition K (including Science Spin)")
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Oink! all about pigs.
Magazine article from: Weekly Reader, Edition K (including Science Spin); 4/1/2002; 700+ words
; ...Think * Read Emmett's Pig, by Mary Stolz. Ask: Why might pigs make good pets? Why might...animals are mammals? * Pigs are hoofed animals. A pig's toes have hard coverings...animal that is in the pig family. * Pigs are smart animals. They...
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Pigs Raised Without Antibiotics More Likely to Carry Bacteria, Parasites.
News Wire article from: Ascribe Higher Education News Service; 6/11/2008; 700+ words
; ...without antibiotics, more of the pigs raised in such conditions carry...production settings revealed that pigs raised outdoors without antibiotics...bacteria even in conventional pig herds, as shown by the 39 percent of those pigs in this study that tested positive...
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Pigs and the pipeline: Alyeska uses the Geopig to inspect the trans-Alaska oil pipeline.
Magazine article from: Alaska Business Monthly; 3/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...looking for the lost pig in attempting to recover it." All pigs that run in the trans...for certain kinds of pigs, Alyeska has pig passage boxes that are triggered by the pig's passage. PIGS AND TECHNOLOGY Technology...
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Pigs & cold weather.(includes related article on butchering pigs before winter)
Magazine article from: Countryside & Small Stock Journal; 11/1/1995; 700+ words
; ...degrees F. for newborn pigs are optimum. Keep them...and growing-finishing pigs must be made comfortable. A chilled pig is a high cost pig. Bedding...comfort and will enable the pig to perform its mission...slippery loading chute. Pigs that can't walk when...
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PIGS HAVE GOTTEN A BAD RAP; SWINE FLU IS ; NOT THEIR FAULT; ; FINALLY, THEY ; GET A FAIR SHAKE.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY); 9/3/2009; 700+ words
; ...at the state fair, pigs got their just due and...ham hock's worth of pig breeds and their youthful...LaTourette sisters have taken pigs into the show ring. Leigha...forward to showing her pig, Pinkie. "It's a...friends and working with the pigs," Leigha said. At 4...
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Pigs Are Reservoir For Hepatitis E Virus And Infection Risk For Humans.(Brief Article)
Newspaper article from: Virus Weekly; 3/27/2001; 700+ words
; ...of disease-free pigs with an HEV strain obtained from a pig (group 2) or a strain...pathogenesis of infection of pigs with hepatitis E viruses recovered from a pig and a human," Journal...and bile of infected pigs contained viral RNA...infections resided. "Pig livers or cells from...
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Pigs Are Reservoir For Hepatitis E Virus And Infection Risk For Humans.
Newspaper article from: TB & Outbreaks Week; 3/27/2001; 700+ words
; ...of disease-free pigs with an HEV strain obtained from a pig (group 2) or a strain...pathogenesis of infection of pigs with hepatitis E viruses recovered from a pig and a human," Journal...and bile of infected pigs contained viral RNA...infections resided. "Pig livers or cells from...
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Pigs
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...natural distribution of pigs includes Africa, Europe...species, the domestic pig ( Sus scrofa ), is now...domestic and feral species. Pigs have a relatively large...necessary component of all pig habitats, because mud...animals. Most species of pigs are social, with the...
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Pig
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Food and Culture
...tenderfeet is how the word 'pig' is used. To be country correct...is the term for a very young pig. A hog is a swine that weighs...Barrows are castrated male pigs raised for slaughter. Gilts...ton. Use of the meat of the pig, known as pork, is also not...
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Guinea Pigs and Cavies
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...x2013; 70 days. Guinea pigs have a potential longevity...the domestic guinea pig ( Cavia aperea porcellus...vegetables, guinea pigs do not need water to drink. Guinea pigs are social animals...least one other guinea pig. However, mature males...
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pigs
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Irish History
...was the Irish Greyhound Pig, which was described...breeding with imported pigs such as the Berkshire...extinct during the 1960s. Pig production remains an...more than 2,000,000 pigs were kept on farms, north...Standardisation of Pig Production: The Case...
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pig
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
pig / pig / • n. 1. an omnivorous domesticated hoofed mammal (numerous...bristly hair and a flat snout for rooting in the soil, kept for its meat. The pig family (Suidae) also includes the warthog and babirusa. ∎...
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