Pig's Ear (food) , the Ear of a Pig , in the literal sense of both words; often Cured and sold as a food product.
A German Pastry with a distinctive shape said to resemble a pair of pig's ears.
A Metaphor for getting things wrong, as in "That user made a total pig's ear of editing that article."
An Emblem of a useless object in the Adage "You can't make a SilkPurse out of a Sow 's ear."
In some Coalminer s' Jargon , a term for a type of heavy drill for drilling holes in coal or Rock . The name may come from a fancied resembance to a pig's Head .
In Lead-working , the name given to a botched method of making a lead box resulting in a flap resembling a pig's ear; may be the derivation of the expression "making a pig's ear of it".
'' Cotyledon Orbiculata '', a succulent plant also known as Round-leafed Navel-wort.
