(idiomatic) A person who takes the fun out of a situation or activity, as by pessimism, demands, dullness, etc. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wet, blanket.

(US) A small sausage, usually a short hot dog, wrapped in dough and baked. / (UK) A (generally pork) sausage wrapped in bacon, most common at Christmas. / Oysters wrapped in bacon.

plural of pig in a blanket

a blanket used under the saddle of a horse

(chiefly US) a dish of ground pork and/or beef cooked in cabbages

A blanket made of a plastic material covered with a reflective metal agent; designed to reduce heat loss from a person's body following trauma, or used on the exterior of a spacecraft for thermal control.

A blanket placed underneath the saddle of a horse. / (obsolete, slang) currency in the 1800s consisting of large size notes/bills.

To sew (something) using a blanket stitch

(sewing) A strong stitch, similar to a buttonhole stitch, used to finish and reinforce the edges of blankets etc. / A similar, more decorative stitch.

(idiomatic) A word or phrase that is used to describe multiple groups of related things. The degree of relation may vary. Blanket terms often trade specificity for ease-of-use; in other words, a blanket term by itself gives little detail about the things that it describes or the relationships between them, but is easy to say and remember. Blanket terms often originate as slang, and eventually become integrated into the general vocabulary.