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Pig's messy dinner

By Mia Russell
•Water or other liquid carelessly spilled or thrown aboyt, as upon a table or a floor; a puddle; a soiled spot.•Mean and weak drink or liquid food; -- usually in the plural.•Dirty water; water in which anything has been washed or rinsed; water from wash-bowls, etc.•To cause to overflow, as a liquid, by the motion of the vessel containing it; to spill.•To spill liquid upon; to soil with a liquid spilled.•To overflow or be spilled as a liquid, by the motion of the vessel containing it; -- often with over.•Any kind of outer garment made of linen or cotton, as a night dress, or a smock frock.•A loose lower garment; loose breeches; chiefly used in the plural.•Ready-made clothes; also, among seamen, clothing, bedding, and other furnishings.