sea hog
noun
a porpoise.
Origin of sea hog
1First recorded in 1570–80
Words Nearby sea hog
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How to use sea hog in a sentence
He has read that thing you wrote about the German sea hog, and he thinks it's awfully well done.
The Harbor | Ernest PooleThe true porpoise, or sea-hog, is much more widely distributed.
The Animal World, A Book of Natural History | Theodore WoodMeerschwein, sea-pig; cf. the name sea-hog, formerly used in English.
The Romance of Words (4th ed.) | Ernest WeekleyThe porpoise is the sea-pig; he is the porc-poisson, the porc-pois, or sea-hog.
Fictitious & Symbolic Creatures in Art | John VinycombA sea hog is a wallowing boat with a long, black, heavy snout.
The Harbor | Ernest Poole
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