"pig in a blanket" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pigs in a blanket [plural], pigs in blankets [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|pigs in a blanket|pigs in blankets}} pig in a blanket (plural pigs in a blanket or pigs in blankets)
  1. (US) A small sausage, usually a short hot dog, wrapped in dough and baked. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-pig_in_a_blanket-en-noun-XmteC0Ea Categories (other): American English
  2. (UK) A (generally pork) sausage wrapped in bacon, most common at Christmas. Tags: UK
    Sense id: en-pig_in_a_blanket-en-noun-Z4ALmcj6 Categories (other): British English
  3. Oysters wrapped in bacon. Categories (topical): Foods Related terms: sausage roll, corn dog
    Sense id: en-pig_in_a_blanket-en-noun-SM7prYd2 Disambiguation of Foods: 9 27 60 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 16 67 2 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 16 18 62 3 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 17 19 61 3
  4. (figurative, slang) An uncircumcised penis. Tags: figuratively, slang
    Sense id: en-pig_in_a_blanket-en-noun-IYtERXRY

Inflected forms

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