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pighood

pighood noun: the state of being a pig.

Noun

pighood (uncountable)

  1. The state of being a pig.
    • The people had become readers; the swinish multitude fashioned into a sort of sapient pighood.1837, Capel Lofft, Self-formation, volume 1, page 72

Origin of pighood

From pig + -hood. Attested since the 19th century.

Questions about pighood

What does pighood mean?
Pighood means the state of being a pig.
What part of speech is pighood?
Pighood is a noun.

Words near pighood in the dictionary

  1. pigheadednesses
  2. pigheads
  3. pigherd
  4. pigherds
  5. Pighini
  6. pighood
  7. pight
  8. pightel
  9. pightels
  10. pightle
  11. pightles

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