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  Hogg

  noun

  James the Ettrick Shepherd, 1770–1835, Scottish poet.
• hogg
  hogg

  noun

  an uncastrated male pig

Hogg

American  

[hog] / hɒg /

noun

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

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Hogg ¹ British  

/ 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

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hogg ² British  

/ hɒɡ /

noun

1. an uncastrated male pig

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

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Rick Hurst, the actor best known as Deputy Cletus Hogg in ‘Dukes of Hazzard’ and father of actor Ryan Hurst, died unexpectedly Thursday afternoon.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

"There is a limit to how much droop you can allow," says Simon Hogg, a consultant and professor emeritus at Durham University.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

Overall, the UK's energy systems are able to cope well during heatwaves, says Hogg.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

Hogg said in an interview with federal investigators that he visually estimated that the devices contained 10 pounds of explosive powder — calculations on which Alcocer based her subsequent decisions, according to the leaked files.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2026

In the fairy story of Kilmeny in this work Hogg seems completely transformed; he is absorbed in the ideal and supernatural, and writes under direct and immediate inspiration.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" by Various

By the time they are a year old, or a hogg, the Herdwick's fleece has turned a dark chocolate brown and their heads a milk white.

From BBC ● May 15, 2021

“And then of course, somebody gets online who wants me not to, you know – the boss hogg at least gets online and tries to mess that up,” Schneider said of the film's plot.

From Fox News ● Oct. 29, 2019

It was no light task, for though the water was no more than three feet deep it was swift and strong, and a kicking hogg is a sore burden.

From The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies by John Buchan

In the yarde one pumpe, pipes to convey the water to the brew house, fyve hogg styes, one house of office.

From Stage-coach and Tavern Days by Alice Morse Earle

We leave a hogg att the doore for sentery, with a rope tyed to his foot.

From Voyages of Peter Esprit Radisson by Pierre Esprit Radisson

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