pigmeatern.

Brit.

/ˈpɪɡˌmiːtə/, U.S.

/ˈpɪɡˌmidər/, Australian English

/ˈpɪɡˌmiːtə/,

/ˈpɪɡˌmiːdə/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pig n.¹, meat n., -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < pig n.¹ + meat n. + -er suffix¹. Compare earlier (in different sense) pigmeat n.

Australian slang. Now rare.

A bullock which does not fatten and is consequently regarded as fit only to be made into food for pigs; (more generally) an animal unfit for human consumption.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > bull > [noun] > castrated or bullock > raised or not fit for beef

pigmeater1879

beef-steer1880

1879 S. W. Silver Austral. Grazier's Guide 14 He has learned to comprehend what ‘scrubbers’, ‘pigmeaters’, and ‘stags’ mean as disparaging terms when applied to live stock.

1884 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Old Melbourne Mem. xiv. 105 Bullocks, which declined with fiendish obstinacy to fatten. They were what are known by the stock-riders as ‘ragers’ or ‘pig-meaters’.

1900 Bulletin (Sydney) 16 June 15/1 On many cattle-stations on the Clarence and Richmond Rivers all lumpy, cancerous, and other diseased cattle are..known as pig-meaters.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pigmeater
释义	pigmeatern. Brit. /ˈpɪɡˌmiːtə/, U.S. /ˈpɪɡˌmidər/, Australian English /ˈpɪɡˌmiːtə/, /ˈpɪɡˌmiːdə/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pig n.¹, meat n., -er suffix¹. Etymology: < pig n.¹ + meat n. + -er suffix¹. Compare earlier (in different sense) pigmeat n. Australian slang. Now rare. A bullock which does not fatten and is consequently regarded as fit only to be made into food for pigs; (more generally) an animal unfit for human consumption. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > bull > [noun] > castrated or bullock > raised or not fit for beef pigmeater1879 beef-steer1880 1879 S. W. Silver Austral. Grazier's Guide 14 He has learned to comprehend what ‘scrubbers’, ‘pigmeaters’, and ‘stags’ mean as disparaging terms when applied to live stock. 1884 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Old Melbourne Mem. xiv. 105 Bullocks, which declined with fiendish obstinacy to fatten. They were what are known by the stock-riders as ‘ragers’ or ‘pig-meaters’. 1900 Bulletin (Sydney) 16 June 15/1 On many cattle-stations on the Clarence and Richmond Rivers all lumpy, cancerous, and other diseased cattle are..known as pig-meaters. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1879
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