(more fully tantony pig), the smallest pig of a litter; also figurative said of one who very closely or obsequiously follows another: cf. context…
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释义 | the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > order Artiodactyla (cloven-hoofed animals) > pig > [noun] > young > litter > runt (6) tantony1659 (more fully tantony pig), the smallest pig of a litter; also figurative said of one who very closely or obsequiously follows another: cf. context… whinnock1691 The smallest pig in a litter. runt1798 A small pig, esp. the smallest in a litter; a pig that is small as a result of illness or malnutrition. poke-shakings1808 the last remnants of something, esp. (figurative) the youngest children in a family or the smallest piglets of a litter. Anthony1867 English regional (chiefly southern) and Irish English (northern). The smallest pig in a litter. Also in extended use. Cf. sense 1. rit1880 The smallest and weakest pig of a litter. Also in extended use: a weak child. |
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