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Stephenson, Robert(encyclopedia)
Baden-Powell (of Gilwell), Robert Stephenson Smyth, 1st Baron(encyclopedia)
Stephenson, George(encyclopedia)
Stephenson (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
Stephenson, George(dictionary)
piggy(1)(dictionary)
piggy(2)(dictionary)
Piggy(dictionary)
piggy 1, noun(dictionary)

piggy(2) (iou) and Stephenson, Robert (oh)


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.

Stephenson, Robert (oh)



(1803-59) a British engineer, the son of George Stephenson. He continued his father's work on the development of the steam train, and also built bridges, including the railway bridge over the Menai Straits in North Wales.