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单词 pigwash
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Definition of pigwash in English:

pigwash

noun ˈpɪɡwɒʃ
  • Kitchen or brewery refuse and scraps (especially in liquid form) used as food for pigs, pigswill; (in extended use) any liquid of inferior quality, as cheap beer, etc. Also figurative: rubbish, nonsense.

Origin

Early 17th century; earliest use found in Thomas Dekker (c1572–1632), playwright and pamphleteer. In some forms from the genitive of pig + wash. In some forms re-formed from pig + wash.

 
 

Definition of pigwash in US English:

pigwash

nounˈpɪɡwɒʃ
  • Kitchen or brewery refuse and scraps (especially in liquid form) used as food for pigs, pigswill; (in extended use) any liquid of inferior quality, as cheap beer, etc. Also figurative: rubbish, nonsense.

Origin

Early 17th century; earliest use found in Thomas Dekker (c1572–1632), playwright and pamphleteer. In some forms from the genitive of pig + wash. In some forms re-formed from pig + wash.

 
 
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