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What does the phrase 'wear like a pig's nose' (I saw it in an old overalls ad) supposed to mean?

Question #18132. Asked by tjoebigham.

Related Trivia Topics: Linguistics   Vocabulary   Idioms and Proverbs  
Jeeves
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I take it to mean that they never wear out. Pigs spend their whole lives rooting for food with their noses and they just never wear out.

Apr 09 2002, 7:56 PM
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I agree with Jeeves but would question the word 'never' as the natural life expectancy of a pig is about ten years, whereas sows in factory farms rarely live more than two and one half years.

Apr 09 2002, 8:22 PM
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It was 'Finck's Overalls. 'Wear Like a Pig's Nose.' Try a pair. The Man Who Thinks Invests in Finck's.'....

Apr 09 2002, 10:17 PM
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