sausager en · NOUN
Etymology
From sausage + -er.
Meanings
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A pig or other animal raised to produce meat for sausages.
Pigs destined for the processed products market usually have a carcase mass of 65 kg and higher (usually larger baconers, heavy baconers and sausagers).
2007, Agrekon, volumes 46-47, page 216:This cow should be retained as long as she profitably pays her keep, then sold as a "sausager" for what she will bring; for we hold that no man ever fattened an old dairy cow to a profit.
1888, American Agriculturist, volume 47, page 375:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sausagers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |