long pig

long pig

obsolete Human flesh when eaten as food by cannibals. As our canoe drifted down the river into the thickest parts of the jungle, the thought crossed my mind that we may well end up as long pig for some savage's meal.
See also: long, pig
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • long pork
  • pork
  • flesh
  • flesh out
  • paddle own canoe
  • paddle your own canoe
  • paddle (one's) own canoe
  • paddle one's own canoe
  • canoe
  • paddle one's own canoe, to
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