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black hogs

black hogs is the plural of black hog.

Meaning of black hog

Noun

black hog (plural black hogs)

  1. (UK, historical, obsolete, slang) The Irish shilling of 13 pence, as opposed to the English 'white hog' shilling of 12 pence

Questions about black hogs

What is black hogs the plural of?
Black hogs is the plural of black hog.

Words near black hogs in the dictionary

  1. Black Hill
  2. Black Hills
  3. Black Hills spruce
  4. Black History Month
  5. black hog
  6. black hogs
  7. black hole
  8. black hole jet
  9. black hole jets
  10. black hole star
  11. black hole stars

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