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pig in a poke Tweet Definition of pig in a poke Like Definition of pig in a poke on Facebook
noun 
  1. (idiom) Something whose true value is concealed or unknown, especially something offered for sale.
Etymology: Reportedly from the practice of substituting a cat, etc. for a suckling pig when sold in a sack at a market.

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