The Clue
Sty inhabitants (4 letter answer)
The Answer
PIGS
Tags
Notes
The answer PIGS is uncommon, appearing about once every 475 puzzles.
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Definition
PIG as a noun:
1. (hog, pig, grunter, squealer, Sus scrofa) = domestic swine
2. (slob, sloven, pig, slovenly person) = a coarse obnoxious person
3. (hog, pig) = a person regarded as greedy and pig-like
4. (bull, cop, copper, fuzz, pig) = uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
5. (pig bed, pig) = mold consisting of a bed of sand in which pig iron is cast
6. a crude block of metal (lead or iron) poured from a smelting furnace
PIG as a verb:
1. (pig, pig it) = live like a pig, in squalor
2. (devour, guttle, raven, pig) = eat greedily; "he devoured three sandwiches"
3. (farrow, pig) = give birth; "sows farrow"