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Sweating like a Pig" to denote sweating profusely. This sounds illogical, as pigs have ineffective sweat glands, but the term is allegedly derived from the iron smelting process. After pouring into runners in sand, it is allowed to cool and is seen as resembling a sow and piglets, hence "pig iron". As the pigs cool, the surrounding air reaches its dew point, and beads of moisture form on the surface of the pigs. "Sweating like a pig" indicates that the pig has cooled enough to be moved in safety.

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Actually, dogs do technically sweat--but only out of their pads on their paws.

However, I think the expression is actually or originally "sweat like a horse." People may say "like a dog" because they're mixing the animals up because of other expressions like "dog tired," etc., where people have come to feel that the word "dog" just means "very much."

I believe the expression is "work like a dog" rather than "sweat like a dog".

I thought it was "sweat like a pig".

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well i personaly think that the farmer started saying that but my mother always says that hogs are harmless abd sweet so if you act like that then your pretty much sweet like a hog

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