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hoggery
[ haw-guh-ree, hog-uh- ]
/ ˈhɔ gə ri, ˈhɒg ə- /
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noun, plural hog·ger·ies.
slovenly or greedy behavior.
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How to use hoggery in a sentence
Nearer you may get by reading 'Westminster Drolleries' and other eighteenth century collections of swine-trough hoggery.
The Life of Francis Thompson|Everard MeynellThis awful hoggery was located on the road, now called East Street.
Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2)|A Sexton of the Old School