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hedgepig

hedgepig noun: a hedgehog.

hedgepig: a hedgehog
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Noun

hedgepig (plural hedgepigs)

  1. A hedgehog.
    • Thrice, and once the hedge-pig whined.a. 1606, William Shakespeare, Macbeth, act 4, scene 1, line 2
    • That sheeted heifer of Prowse’s is all wrong; her coat stares like a hedgepig's. Tell Jewell to go up and bring her in before night.1855, Charles Kingsley, “Clovelly Court in the Olden Time”, in Westward Ho!, 4th edition, Boston: Ticknor and Fields, published 1857, page 91

Forms of hedgepig

pluralhedgepigs

Origin of hedgepig

From hedge + pig.

Questions about hedgepig

What does hedgepig mean?
Hedgepig means a hedgehog.
What part of speech is hedgepig?
Hedgepig is a noun.
What is the plural of hedgepig?
The plural of hedgepig is hedgepigs.

Words near hedgepig in the dictionary

  1. hedgemaking
  2. hedgenettle
  3. hedgenettles
  4. Hedgepeth
  5. Hedgepeths
  6. hedgepig
  7. hedgepigs
  8. hedger
  9. hedgerow
  10. hedgerow jellies
  11. hedgerow jelly

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