Porket

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A young hog; a pig. archaic

    "Adorned in white, a reverend priest appears, / And offerings to the flaming altars bears— ; / A porket, and a lamb that never suffered shears."

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"Adorned in white, a reverend priest appears, / And offerings to the flaming altars bears— ; / A porket, and a lamb that never suffered shears."

Etymology

Diminutive of French porc. See pork.

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