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- [hawg, hog]
- /hɔg, hɒg/
- /hɒɡ/
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- [hawg, hog]
- /hɔg, hɒg/
Definitions of hogs word
- noun hogs a hoofed mammal of the family Suidae, order Artiodactyla, comprising boars and swine. 1
- noun hogs a domesticated swine weighing 120 pounds (54 kg) or more, raised for market. 1
- noun hogs a selfish, gluttonous, or filthy person. 1
- noun hogs Slang. a large, heavy motorcycle. an impressively large luxury automobile. 1
- noun hogs Also, hogg, hogget. British. a sheep about one year old that has not been shorn. the wool shorn from such a sheep. any of several other domestic animals, as a bullock, that are one year old. 1
- noun hogs Railroads Slang. a locomotive. 1
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Origin of hogs
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English; compare Old English hogg- in place-names; perhaps < Celtic; compare Welsh hwch, Cornish hogh swine
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Parts of speech for Hogs
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hogs popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
hogs usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hogs
noun hogs
- livestock — the horses, cattle, sheep, and other useful animals kept or raised on a farm or ranch.
- stock — a supply of goods kept on hand for sale to customers by a merchant, distributor, manufacturer, etc.; inventory.
- sheep — any of numerous ruminant mammals of the genus Ovis, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the goats, especially O. aries, bred in a number of domesticated varieties.
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