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A "poke" is a sack, so the image is of a concealed item being sold. Starting in the 19th century, this idiom was explained as a confidence trick where a farmer would substitute a cat for a suckling pig when bringing it to market.
[citation needed] "Buying a pig in a poke" has become a colloquial expression in many European languages, including English, for when someone buys something without examining it beforehand. [13] In some regions the "pig" in the phrase is replaced by "cat", referring to the bag's actual content, but the saying is otherwise identical.
'Pig in a poke' Giving evidence to the Executive Office committee on Wednesday, Mr Crozier was asked by the Traditional Unionist Voice MLA, Timothy Gaston if the commissioner role was "just there ...
The last thing Smithfield Foods needs right now is a new pig virus outbreak. The sale of its business to a Chinese company is already being put through the grinder on Capitol Hill on national ...
Pig in a poke is an idiom that refers to a kind of confidence trick. A pig in a poke may also refer to: Pig in a Poke, an Australian TV series; Pig in a Poke, a fictional game show seen in the film National Lampoon's European Vacation "A Pig in a Poke", an episode of the TV series The Worst Witch; A Pig in a Poke, a 1971 novel by Yuri Koval
Pig in a poke; W. When pigs fly This page was last edited on 28 October 2021, at 01:18 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
Food. Poke (confectionery), a dry, cone-shaped pastry; ... Pig in a poke; Poke salad (disambiguation) All pages with titles beginning with Poke;
E+O Kitchen, an Asian fusion restaurant, is selling Buddha bowls, which include salmon poke and tuna poke for $22. Sushi rolls are $21, and starters, such as chilled edamame, chilled soba noodles ...