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• pig-nut

語源

From pig +‎ nut.

発音

• IPA: /ˈpɪɡnʌt/

名詞

pignut (plural pignuts)

1. The edible tuber of Conopodium majus, native to western Europe.
   • 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ii]:

     I prithee, let me bring thee where crabs grow;
     And I with my long nails will dig thee pig-nuts;

   • 1888, Rudyard Kipling, “The Judgement of Dungara”, in Black and White, volume 1, Folio Society, published 2004, page 382:

     Justus partially overcame their scruples against work, and taught them that the black earth was rich in other produce than pignuts only.

2. (US) Any of various types of hickory or their fruits; a hognut.
3. Simmondsia chinensis, jojoba.
4. Pelleted food for pigs.
   • (Can we date this quote?), (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎:

     The standard feed for Pigs is the “Pig Nut” – which comes in either a large or a small pellet which contains all the nutrients that they need.

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