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Pig in a poke - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pig-in-a-poke is an idiom that refers to a confidence trick originating in the Late Middle Ages, when meat was scarce but apparently rats and cats were not. The scheme entailed the sale of a "sucklin...
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A pig in a poke - the meaning and origin of this phrase. ... 'Don't buy a pig in a poke' might seem odd and archaic language. It's true that the phrase is very old, but actually it can be taken quite literally and remains good advice.
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If you buy a pig in a poke, you have just bought a pig. A poke is a cage in which you can not see the pig. You stick a stick in a hole and if it squeals like a pig and smells like a pig, its a pig. The government is not responsible for telling you everything.
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It's Like Buying a Pig in a Poke. ... Best recipe potlucks. Picnic potlucks. So many chances of buying a pig-in-a-poke. ... (After this was published, a reader was able to clear up the mystery of the "a pig in a poke". See below:
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The reference is to a common trick in days gone by of substituting a cat for a sucking-pig, and trying to palm it off on greenhorns. ... The French chat en poche refers to the fact, while our proverb regards the trick. Pocket is diminutive of poke. ... Reference > Brewer’s Dictionary > Pig in a Poke (A).
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Definition of pig in a poke in the Online Dictionary. Meaning of pig in a poke. Pronunciation of pig in a poke. Translations of pig in a poke. pig in a poke synonyms, pig in a poke antonyms. Information about pig in a poke in the free online English dictionary and encyclopedia. ... (redirected from pig in a poke)
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