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   hog

   /hɒɡ/

   noun

   • 1. a domesticated pig, especially a castrated male 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. take or use most or all of (something) in an unfair or selfish way: informal "he never hogged the limelight"
   • 2. cause (a ship or its keel) to curve up in the centre and sag at the ends as a result of strain.

   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

   • H

     4

   • O

     1

   • G

     2

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