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Hogg

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/ hɒg /
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noun
James "the Ettrick Shepherd", 1770–1835, Scottish poet.
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British Dictionary definitions for Hogg (1 of 2)

hogg
/ (hɒɡ) /

noun
an uncastrated male pig
a sheep of either sex aged between birth and second shearing

British Dictionary definitions for Hogg (2 of 2)

Hogg
/ (hɒɡ) /

noun
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)
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