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furze-pigs

furze-pigs is the plural of furze-pig.

Meaning of furze-pig

Noun

furze-pig (plural furze-pigs)

  1. (West-Country) A hedgehog.
    • Wherever there be a gate, or even an apology for one, consisting of a gapway jammed full of a combination of what are mostly called brambles, the near neighbourhood of the same where it opens, or should open, on the field, is always a good place, and one that may well be taken advantage of, more...1884, William Carnegie, “Winged Vermin”, in Practical Game Preserving, page 457

Questions about furze-pigs

What is furze-pigs the plural of?
Furze-pigs is the plural of furze-pig.

Words near furze-pigs in the dictionary

  1. furyls
  2. furyou
  3. furze
  4. furze pig
  5. furze-pig
  6. furze-pigs
  7. Furzebrook
  8. furzechat
  9. furzechats
  10. furzed
  11. Furzedown

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