Noun: electric pig
Usage: US
Usage: US
- A device installed under a kitchen sink to grind and liquefy food waste so that it can go down the drain
"She turned on the electric pig to get rid of the vegetable scraps";
- disposal, garbage disposal [N. Amer], garbage disposal unit [N. Amer], garburator [Cdn], waste disposal unit [Brit]
Derived forms: electric pigs
Type of: kitchen appliance
Encyclopedia: Electric pig