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Pig in a Poke
In medieval times, farmers would bring piglets to market in burlap bags called 'pokes". Unscrupulous farmers would substitute stray cats for the piglets as a way to dupe their customers. So a "pig in a poke" is used to refer to something that isn't really what you've been told it is. This of course leads us to...
Pig in a poke.
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