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> (? I don't know the difference) My superficial googling suggests pig and hog were once, like piglet, developmental subcategories of swine (unweaned and ready
by mncharity 5y ago
> (? I don't know the difference)
My superficial googling suggests pig and hog were once, like piglet, developmental subcategories of swine (unweaned and ready-for-market). Like shoat (weaned), and gilt/sow (female that hasn't/has reproduced). But meaning has blurred and diversified since.