See Also: piggy(1)(dictionary)
piggy(2)(dictionary)
Piggy(dictionary)
Little Piggy Pies(recipes)
piggy-bank(dictionary)
piggy 2, adjective(dictionary)
piggy 1, noun(dictionary)
Miss Piggy(dictionary)
piggy-wiggy(dictionary)
Piggy back warrants(finance)

piggy(2) (iou)



piggy noun. Also piggie. E17.
[from PIG noun1 + -Y6, -IE.]
A little pig; (a pet name for) a pig or other animal. E17.
b. A toe. colloq. (esp. nursery). L20.
The game of tip-cat; the piece of wood used in this game. M19.
Comb.: piggy bank a pig-shaped money box, often of pottery; transf. any supply of savings; piggy in the middle = pig in the middle s.v. PIG noun1.
? Sense 1b derives from the nursery game 'This little piggy (or pig) went to market,' etc., which is usu. counted out on a child's toes.