"Poor man's pig" (armadillo)

[Mullins, Bill AMRDEC]

Dallas Morning News has nothing for "poor man's pig", "poverty pig", or
"Texas Crabgrass".

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>  OED hasn't revised "poor man" just yet. Does it have "poor
> man's pig"? Does DARE or HDAS?
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>  (GOOGLE)
>  The Nature Writers of TexasLocally it is sometimes known as
> "poverty pig" or "poor man's pig," as it is sometimes used
> for food. Its flesh is delicate light, and tender, ...
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> texasnature.blogspot.com/2003/07/armadillos-our-little-armored
> -tanks-ro.html - 18k -
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