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In the short story, "Pig-hoo-o-o-o-ey", by P.G. Wodehouse the sow Empress of Blandings misses her first keeper, Wellbeloved, when he is sent to jail for a spell; her pining is worrisome to her owner (Lord Emsworth), with the big show approaching, until she is pepped up by James Belford's hog calling techniques, returning to her trough with enough gusto to take her first silver medal.
Certain words in the English language represent animal sounds: the noises and vocalizations of particular animals, especially noises used by animals for communication. The words can be used as verbs or interjections in addition to nouns , and many of them are also specifically onomatopoeic .
Hog-calling pitcher, Pea Ridge Day, circa 1921. Born in Center, Missouri, Day grew up in Pea Ridge, Arkansas, which gave him his nickname.He was a colorful player who was known as the "hog calling pitcher" for his habit of making Arkansas hog calls while on the pitcher's mound – sounds that one newspaper described as "piercing yells."
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 14 January 2025. This is a list of onomatopoeias, i.e. words that imitate, resemble, or suggest the source of the sound that they describe. For more information, see the linked articles. Human vocal sounds Achoo, Atishoo, the sound of a sneeze Ahem, a sound made to clear the throat or to draw attention ...
Calling the Hogs is a tradition of University of Arkansas students, alumni, and sports fans. The origin and date of first use are not known, [ 1 ] but is said to have started in the 1920s when people attempted to encourage a Razorback football team that was losing. [ 2 ]
For 2 1/2 years, he lived as a free man, marrying an old flame and helping to raise her grandchildren. Then, just as suddenly as his release, the Ohio Supreme Court ordered him back to death row.
The Piganino is a conjectural musical instrument using a keyboard as to produce sound from pigs by poking them. Satirical use includes further terms as in German: Schweineorgel (pig organ), French: l’orgue à cochons, and "Hog Harmonium", "Swineway" (a play on "Steinway"), or "Porko Forte" (a play on "pianoforte") in English.
xeno-canto is a citizen science project and repository in which volunteers record, upload and annotate recordings of bird calls and sounds of orthoptera and bats. [2] Since it began in 2005, it has collected over 575,000 sound recordings from more than 10,000 species worldwide, and has become one of the biggest collections of bird sounds in the world. [1]