long pig
noun
(among the Maori and Polynesian peoples) human flesh as food for cannibals.
Origin of long pig
First recorded in 1850–55
Words nearby long pig
Example sentences from the Web for long pig
Many of Tito's Hauhaus are still alive; but they are very reticent on the subject of "long-pig."
The adventures of Kimble Bent |James CowanIn the days gone by, the natives used to call the feast of human flesh the long-pig feast.
Through the South Seas with Jack London |Martin Johnson
British Dictionary definitions for long pig
long pig
noun
obsolete
human flesh eaten by cannibals
Word Origin for long pig
translation of a Māori and Polynesian term