Hogg

[hog]

noun

1. James the Ettrick Shepherd, 1770–1835, Scottish poet.

Hogg

¹

/ hɒɡ /

noun

1. James, known as the Ettrick Shepherd. 1770–1835, Scottish poet and writer. His works include the volume of poems The Queen's Wake (1813) and the novel The Confessions of a Justified Sinner (1824)

2. See Hailsham of St Marylebone

hogg

²

/ hɒɡ /

noun

1. an uncastrated male pig

2. a sheep of either sex aged between birth and second shearing

Example Sentences

He had previously been hired by Joanna Hogg in a similar capacity for “The Souvenir” and its sequel, which co-starred Dickinson.

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In a statement endorsing Pearson, Hogg said that he was “a tested fighter who will deliver opportunity, affordability, safety, and justice to his constituents.”

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Ms Ming said Dunlop "bragged" in pubs about murdering Ms Hogg and almost killed other people in attacks in the years afterwards.

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It was while serving a sentence for another violent crime that he boasted to a prison officer that he had killed Ms Hogg.

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Lizzie, who bought The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner by James Hogg, says it is "very moving" for her book to have an inscription.

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