pig dog
A dog bred to hunt wild pigs, typically based on breeds such as Staffordshire Terrier…A dog bred to hunt wild pigs, typically based on breeds such as Staffordshire Terrier and English Bull Terrier.
» Are pigs smarter than dogs?
Sind Schweine klüger als Hunde?
Свиньи умнее собак?
Свині розумніші за собак?
Meaning
3 senses(Australia, New Zealand)A dog bred to hunt wild pigs, typically based on breeds such as Staffordshire Terrier and English Bull Terrier.
2009, Evan McHugh, Birdsville, Penguin Group, EasyRead Large Edition, page 139, Zeus was Ben′s pig dog, an Irish wolfhound crossed with other breeds of hunting dog.
A contemptible or worthless person.
A stance used for surfing tubes on one’s backhand. The surfer crouches low over a bent front knee, back leg extending back, outside hand holding onto the outside rail, and inside arm extended upwards touching the face of the wave as a guide (or digging in to slow down).
Examples
3 sentencesAre pigs smarter than dogs?
Свині розумніші за собак? — deniko
ruСвиньи умнее собак? — marafon
deSind Schweine klüger als Hunde? — brauchinet
The wool comes off the pig, and the dog pays the bill.
I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.
ruЯ люблю свиней. Собаки смотрят на нас снизу вверх. Кошки - сверху вниз. Свиньи обращаются с нами как с равными. — Balamax
deIch mag Schweine. Hunde blicken zu uns auf, Katzen schauen auf uns herab, doch Schweine behandeln uns wie ihresgleichen. — Adelpa
Origin
In Sense 2, a calque of German Schweinehund. Taj Burrow offers two (perhaps fanciful) explIn Sense 2, a calque of German Schweinehund. Taj Burrow offers two (perhaps fanciful) explanations for Sense 3: that surfers tend to assume a dog-like expression when in this stance (page 119) or that the stance is low and sturdy like a dog (glossary page 171).
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