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hoggaster

noun
hog·gas·ter | \ˈhȯgəstə(r), ˈhäg-\
plural -s

Definition of hoggaster 

1 archaic : a boar in its third year

2 archaic : hog sense 2a

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First Known Use of hoggaster

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

History and Etymology for hoggaster

Middle English hogaster, from hogge hog + Latin -aster (diminutive suffix)

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