Synonyms for guinea pig
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Définition of guinea pig
Origin :- 1660s, native to South America and perhaps so called either because it was first brought back to Britain aboard Guinea-men, ships that plied the triangle trade between England, Guinea, and South America [Barnhart, Klein]; or from confusion of Guinea (q.v.) with the South American region of Guyana (but OED is against this). In the extended sense of "one subjected to an experiment" it is first recorded 1920, because they were commonly used in vivisection experiments.
- noun experimental subject
- A guinea pig, a guinea pig, a guinea pig, howled the student of heredity.
- Extract from : « The Strange Adventures of Mr. Middleton » by Wardon Allan Curtis
- And they tried to get at Tom—but the guinea pig stood in the way.
- Extract from : « The Book of Dragons » by Edith Nesbit
- This guinea pig's name was Jeff, and he and I became good friends.
- Extract from : « Beautiful Joe » by Marshall Saunders
- Why has the guinea pig teeth that are shed before it is born?
- Extract from : « Handbook of Freethought » by Various
- "A guinea pig, like all the others including us," his wife said.
- Extract from : « The Enormous Room » by Horace Leonard Gold
- Do you believe there was a guinea pig killed in that cottage?
- Extract from : « The Crime of the Century » by Henry M. Hunt
- And when he came the Mayor asked him what he called his guinea pig.
- Extract from : « Four Afloat » by Ralph Henry Barbour
- He didn't add that he was also a subject, observer and guinea pig in one.
- Extract from : « The Sensitive Man » by Poul William Anderson
- To be a guinea pig for some bug they wanted to learn how to kill cheaply and easily?
- Extract from : « The Time Traders » by Andre Norton
- Here he has a guinea pig killin' a moose be bitin' it in th' ear.
- Extract from : « Mr. Dooley Says » by Finley Dunne
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