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hog

26 ENTRIES FOUND:

1hog

noun \ˈhg, ˈhäg\
plural hogs also hog

Definition of HOG

1
: a domestic swine especially when weighing more than 120 pounds (54 kilograms); broadly : any of various wild and domestic swine
2
usually hogg British : a young unshorn sheep; also : wool from such a sheep
3
a : a selfish, gluttonous, or filthy person b : one that uses something to excess <old cars that are gas hogs>

Examples of HOG

  1. Don't be such a hog! Other people have to eat too!
  2. The new software is a real memory hog.

Origin of HOG

Middle English hogge, from Old English hogg
First Known Use: 14th century

Other Mammals Terms

dormouse, dugong, gibbon, grimalkin, sable, stoat, ungulate, vole

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