bartholomew (boar) pig n.
a fat man.
Henry IV Pt 2 II iv: Thou whoreson little tidy Bartholomew boar-pig, when wilt thou leave fighting o’ days, and foining o’nights, and begin to patch up thine old body for heaven? | ||
Dict. of Phrase and Fable 68: A Bartholomew pig. A very fat person. |