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   hog

   /hôɡ/

   noun

   • 1. a domesticated pig, especially one over 120 pounds (54 kg) and reared for slaughter.
   • ▪ a feral pig.
   • ▪ a wild animal of the pig family, for example a warthog.
   • ▪ a greedy person. informal
   • 2. a large motorcycle, in particular a Harley Davidson. informal, trademark in UK
   • 3. a young sheep before the first shearing. dialect British

   verb

   • 1. keep or use all of (something) for oneself in an unfair or selfish way: informal "he never hogged the limelight"
   • 2. (with reference to a ship) bend or become bent convex upward along its length as a result either of the hull being supported in the middle and not at the ends (as in a heavy sea) or the vessel's being loaded more heavily at the ends.

   Word Origin late Old Englishhogg, hocg, perhaps of Celtic origin and related to Welsh hwch and Cornish hoch ‘pig, sow’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. hoggery noun
   • 2. hoglike adjective

   Scrabble Points: 7

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   • O

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   • G

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