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hog-baying

hog-baying noun: a sport in which one or more bay dogs are put into a pen and attempt to contain a wild hog for a defined amount of time.

Noun

hog-baying (uncountable)

  1. (US) a sport in which one or more bay dogs are put into a pen and attempt to contain a wild hog for a defined amount of time.
    Synonyms:
    hog-dogging

Synonyms of hog-baying

Forms of hog-baying

alternative formhog baying

Questions about hog-baying

What does hog-baying mean?
Hog-baying means a sport in which one or more bay dogs are put into a pen and attempt to contain a wild hog for a defined amount of time.
What part of speech is hog-baying?
Hog-baying is a noun.

Words near hog-baying in the dictionary

  1. hog's-back
  2. hog-ape
  3. hog-apes
  4. hog-babe
  5. hog-backed
  6. hog-baying
  7. hog-bed
  8. hog-beds
  9. hog-beetle
  10. hog-cistern
  11. hog-cisterns

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