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pig, hog
Definition
A pig or hog is a type of four-legged, hoofed animal that is raised for meat. Its meat is referred to as pork.
- God told the Israelites not to eat pig meat and to consider it unclean. Jews today still view pigs as unclean and do not eat pork.
- Pigs and hogs are raised on farms to be sold to other people for their meat.
- There is a kind of pig or hog that is not raised on farms but rather lives out in the wild; it is called a "wild boar." Boars have tusks and are considered to be very dangerous animals.