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sowpig

sowpig noun: a woodlouse.

Noun

sowpig (plural sowpigs)

  1. (Cornwall) A woodlouse.
    • […] he went in search of some sowpigs (woodlouse), and while doing this had the good fortune, in turning up a stone, to find the fly I had come after.1896, The Fishing Gazette, page 461
    • […] sowpigs, all of which were in small stone enclosures. Moving about among the animals were Little Men who were dressed like farmers, but whether they were farmers or not he could not tell.2021, Enys Tregarthen, North Cornwall Fairies and Legends

Forms of sowpig

pluralsowpigs

Questions about sowpig

What does sowpig mean?
Sowpig means a woodlouse.
What part of speech is sowpig?
Sowpig is a noun.
What is the plural of sowpig?
The plural of sowpig is sowpigs.

Words near sowpig in the dictionary

  1. sownd
  2. sownded
  3. sownding
  4. sownds
  5. sowne
  6. sowpig
  7. sowpigs
  8. SOWPODS
  9. sowre
  10. sows
  11. sows dragon's teeth

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