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used to just mean "clay jug." "pygg" means clay in some language... so someone thought they'd do a cute play on words and market them.

2007-01-07 21:37:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

In Middle English, "pygg" referred to a type of clay used for making various household objects such as jars. People often saved money in kitchen pots and jars made of pygg, called "pygg jars". By the 18th Century, the spelling of "pygg" had changed and the term "pygg jar" had evolved to "pig bank."

This name may have caught on because the pig banks were mostly used by children, and the pig is a child-friendly shape that is easy to fashion out of clay. Once the meaning had transferred from the substance to the shape, piggy banks began to be made from other substances, including glass, plaster, and plastic.

Another reason for the name piggy bank that has been put forward is based upon the idea that the coins given to the piggy bank represent the food fed to a pig by the farmer. It costs the farmer money to feed the pig which he does not get back until the pig is slaughtered for the meat (represented by breaking the piggy bank) which the farmer can then sell.

2007-01-07 21:37:40 · answer #2 · answered by TurnMeOut 3 · 0 1

In Middle English, "pygg" referred to a type of clay used for making various household objects such as jars. People often saved money in kitchen pots and jars made of pygg, called "pygg jars". By the 18th Century, the spelling of "pygg" had changed and the term "pygg jar" had evolved to "pig bank."

This name may have caught on because the pig banks were mostly used by children, and the pig is a child-friendly shape that is easy to fashion out of clay. Once the meaning had transferred from the substance to the shape, piggy banks began to be made from other substances, including glass, plaster, and plastic.

Another reason for the name piggy bank that has been put forward is based upon the idea that the coins given to the piggy bank represent the food fed to a pig by the farmer. It costs the farmer money to feed the pig which he does not get back until the pig is slaughtered for the meat (represented by breaking the piggy bank) which the farmer can then sell.

2007-01-07 21:36:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1 1

In Middle English, "pygg" referred to a type of clay used for making various household objects such as jars. People often saved money in kitchen pots and jars made of pygg, called "pygg jars". By the 18th Century, the spelling of "pygg" had changed and the term "pygg jar" had evolved to "pig bank."

This name may have caught on because the pig banks were mostly used by children, and the pig is a child-friendly shape that is easy to fashion out of clay. Once the meaning had transferred from the substance to the shape, piggy banks began to be made from other substances, including glass, plaster, and plastic.

2007-01-07 21:39:28 · answer #4 · answered by Joe 2 · 0 1

I put mine in a can but still called it a piggy bank..guess the term caught on...

2007-01-07 22:26:01 · answer #5 · answered by SHIH TZU SAYS 6 · 0 1

probably to show that we r a greedy race just like pigs.
and that we spend most of our lifes in a bank, caring about money more than anything else.
personally i think that it's a good and suitable phrase,
coz it describes today's business person exactly.
( only some business people )

2007-01-07 21:40:13 · answer #6 · answered by vetwannabe 3 · 0 1

Because some people say that a pig is lucky when in terms of money. They say that since the pig is fat, it can hold on to as much money as it could.

2007-01-07 21:36:24 · answer #7 · answered by JLR 2 · 1 1

Because to own a pig in the olden days represented wealth.

2007-01-07 21:46:58 · answer #8 · answered by beanie 5 · 0 1

I used to have an Elephant bank....it held a lot more too

2007-01-07 21:39:18 · answer #9 · answered by man with the golden gun 4 · 0 1

possible becouse investing in pigs is a way to make a quick buck they grow fast but honestly I do not know just a guess.

2007-01-07 21:37:27 · answer #10 · answered by Mim 7 · 0 2

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