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seahog

seahog is the alternative spelling of sea hog.

Meaning of sea hog

Noun

sea hog (plural sea hogs)

  1. (archaic) A porpoise or dolphin.
    • "[O]ne would have judged from its motley hues, exhibiting the consistence and appearance of variegated fancy soap, that it was the flesh of the porpoise or sea-hog, and had been an inhabitant of the ocean rather than of the stye."1890, Willis J. Abbot, chapter 24, in The Naval History of the United States, volume 1

Forms of seahog

pluralseahogs

Questions about seahog

What is seahog the alternative spelling of?
Seahog is the alternative spelling of sea hog.

Words near seahog in the dictionary

  1. seahabilitation
  2. Seaham
  3. Seahampton
  4. seahawk
  5. seahawks
  6. seahog
  7. seahogs
  8. seaholly
  9. Seaholme
  10. seahorse
  11. seahorse dad

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