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hog house

hog house is the alternative form of hoghouse.

Meaning of hoghouse

Noun

hoghouse (plural hoghouses)

  1. A house (barn or shed) for hogs (pigs).
    • There should be appended to the hoghouse an open yard for straw, litter, weeds, &c., which the hogs, during summer, will work into manure, and into which the dung is thrown from the pen. Hogs are subject to various diseases, particularly if shut up in a close pen during the time of fattening, which...1844, Jesse Buel, The Farmers' Instructor. Consisting of Essays, Practical Directions, and Hints for the Management of the Farm and the Garden. Originally Published in the Cultivator; Selected and...

Forms of hog house

pluralhog houses

Questions about hog house

What is hog house the alternative form of?
Hog house is the alternative form of hoghouse.

Words near hog house in the dictionary

  1. hog gum
  2. hog gum tree
  3. hog gum trees
  4. hog gums
  5. hog heaven
  6. hog house
  7. hog houses
  8. hog island
  9. hog islands
  10. hog jaw
  11. hog jaws

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