Vietnamese potbellied pig

noun

Examples of Vietnamese potbellied pig in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Among the most devastating of losses was her Vietnamese potbellied pig, Barley, who was found dead by the front door of the facility. Livia Albeck-Ripka, New York Times, 13 July 2023 The dogs went out of their yard, past the family’s miniature goats, a cow, half a dozen chickens and a 250-pound Vietnamese potbellied pig named Porkchop, and into their neighbor Daniel Stinchcomb’s yard — about three-quarters of a mile away. Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2021

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Word History

First Known Use

1985, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Vietnamese potbellied pig was in 1985

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“Vietnamese potbellied pig.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Vietnamese%20potbellied%20pig. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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