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pig in a poke
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pig in a pokenoun
Something whose true value is concealed or unknown, especially something offered for sale.
Etymology: Reportedly from the practice of substituting a butchered cat, etc. for a suckling pig when sold in a sack at a market.
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Pig in a poke
The idioms pig in a poke and sell a pup refer to a confidence trick originating in the Late Middle Ages, when meat was scarce, but cats and dogs were not. The idiom pig in a poke can also simply refer to someone buying a low-quality pig in a bag because he or she did not carefully check what was in the bag.
Etymology and Origins
Pig in a Poke
See “Buy a Pig in a Poke” and “Let the Cat out of the Bag.”
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of pig in a poke in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of pig in a poke in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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