Middle English Dictionary Entry

pigge n.
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1.
(a) A young pig, piglet; also, a young porcupine; (b) a pig, regardless of age or sex; antoni ~, a stray pig [see also under Antony]; barou ~, a barrow; ~ ele, some kind of eel; pigges-hous, a pigsty; ~ takere, a provider of swine for household consumption; ~ withe, a twig or branch used for tying hogs; pigges-wol, the finer hairs of swine, or a blanket made of them; (c) a pig as food; pigges-fot, a pig's foot; also, a game played with the knucklebones of swine; (d) in proverbs and proverbial comparisons; (e) in surnames and place names.