hoggin

British

/ ˈhɒɡɪŋ, ˈhɒɡɪn /

noun

a finely sifted gravel containing enough clay binder for it to be used in its natural form for making paths or roads

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Etymology

Origin of hoggin

C19: perhaps the same as hogging from _hog in the sense of arching the back, from the shape given to a road to facilitate drainage

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