Meanings
nounSeeley's pigs pl (plural only)
- UKobsoletepluralplural onlyslangUnused blocks of iron kept in government dockyards.
Origin
From the surname, Seeley, of a member of parliament who called attention in the House of Commons to the waste of pig iron in the dockyards.
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Seeley's pigs. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Seeley's%20pigs
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