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hoggins

hoggins is the plural of hoggin.

Meaning of hoggin

Noun

hoggin (usually uncountable, plural hoggins)

  1. (usually) A mixture of clay, gravel and sand, used as a base for laying pavements and paths
    • You need to excavate and remove the topsoil, line the subsoil with a geotextile, then lay and compact hardcore. Follow this with a layer of compacted "hoggin" – compacted clay, gravel and sand. This is then sprayed with hot bitumen, and has a layer of pea shingle rolled into it.2014 August 24, Jeff Howell, “Home improvements: gravel paths and cutting heating bills [print version: Cold comfort in technology, 23 August 2014, p. P5]”, in The Daily Telegraph (Property)

Questions about hoggins

What is hoggins the plural of?
Hoggins is the plural of hoggin.

Words near hoggins in the dictionary

  1. hogginess
  2. hogging
  3. hogging frame
  4. hogging frames
  5. hogging up
  6. hoggins
  7. hoggish
  8. hoggishly
  9. hoggishness
  10. hoggishnesses
  11. hoggism

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