spine pig

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spine pig

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From spine + pig, literal translation of porcupine.

noun spine pigs

Porcupine. Hares are fairly common, so also is the fretful porcupine, who, if he finds his way into your kitchen-garden, will play havoc with your pet vegetables. He is accounted delicate eating, this 'spine pig,' as the natives call him; [...]

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@misc{spine_pig_2026,
  title = {spine pig},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/spine%20pig},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}