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hog ring

hog ring is the alternative spelling of hogring.

Meaning of hogring

Noun

hogring (plural hogrings)

  1. A metal ring, clasp, or other device inserted in a pig’s snout to keep it from rooting up the ground.
  2. In upholstery of furniture or an automobile clasps of similar shape employed to hold the tension of a textile covering.

Forms of hog ring

pluralhog rings

Questions about hog ring

What is hog ring the alternative spelling of?
Hog ring is the alternative spelling of hogring.

Words near hog ring in the dictionary

  1. hog pox
  2. hog reeve
  3. hog reeves
  4. hog rifle
  5. hog rifles
  6. hog ring
  7. hog rings
  8. hog rubber
  9. hog rubbers
  10. hog rump
  11. hog rumps

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