"pigswill" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: pig + swill Etymology templates: {{compound|en|pig|swill}} pig + swill Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} pigswill (uncountable)
  1. swill: slops fed to pigs Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Animal foods Synonyms: hogwash, pigwash
    Sense id: en-pigswill-en-noun-6FMIPJPr Disambiguation of Animal foods: 57 43 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 87 13
  2. (figuratively) nonsense, rubbish Tags: figuratively, uncountable Synonyms: hogwash
    Sense id: en-pigswill-en-noun-yKyk0QXG

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