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white hog

white hog noun: the English shilling of 12 pence, as opposed to the Irish 'black hog' shilling of 13 pence.

Noun

white hog (plural white hogs)

  1. (UK, historical, obsolete, slang) The English shilling of 12 pence, as opposed to the Irish 'black hog' shilling of 13 pence

Forms of white hog

pluralwhite hogs

Questions about white hog

What does white hog mean?
White hog means the English shilling of 12 pence, as opposed to the Irish 'black hog' shilling of 13 pence.
What part of speech is white hog?
White hog is a noun.
What is the plural of white hog?
The plural of white hog is white hogs.

Words near white hog in the dictionary

  1. white heats
  2. white henbane
  3. white herring
  4. White Hills
  5. White Hmong
  6. white hog
  7. white hogs
  8. white hole
  9. white holes
  10. White Holland
  11. white honeysuckle

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