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hogmace

hogmace noun: a kind of public officer in Sandwich, Kent; a sergeant who carried a brass-headed staff.

Noun

hogmace (plural hogmaces)

  1. (historical) A kind of public officer in Sandwich, Kent; a sergeant who carried a brass-headed staff.

Forms of hogmace

pluralhogmaces
alternative formhog-mace

Questions about hogmace

What does hogmace mean?
Hogmace means a kind of public officer in Sandwich, Kent; a sergeant who carried a brass-headed staff.
What part of speech is hogmace?
Hogmace is a noun.
What is the plural of hogmace?
The plural of hogmace is hogmaces.

Words near hogmace in the dictionary

  1. hoglings
  2. hogloom
  3. hoglooms
  4. Hoglund
  5. Hoglunds
  6. hogmace
  7. hogman
  8. Hogmanay
  9. Hogmanays
  10. hogmane
  11. hogmanes

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