The term "Sweating like a Pig" denotes perspiring profusely.
I can't recall the source of this and therefore my apologies to the author but this was what I recently found out about the saying.
"This sounds illogical, as pigs have ineffective
sweat glands, but the term is allegedly derived from the iron smelting process.
After pouring into runners in sand, it is allowed to cool and is seen as
resembling a sow and piglets, hence "pig iron". As the pigs cool, the
surrounding air reaches its dew point, and beads of moisture form on the
surface of the pigs. "Sweating like a pig" indicates that the pig has
cooled enough to be moved in safety. "
This was certainly an origin I would have never thought of!
ReplyDeletethanks for explaining that one! I thought it a rather stupid analogy, but not now!
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