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noun

a porpoise.

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Origin of sea hog

First recorded in 1570–80

Words nearby sea hog

seagull, sea hare, Seahawk, sea heath, Seahenge, sea hog, sea holly, sea hollyhock, seahorse, sea-island cotton, Sea Islands

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How to use sea hog in a sentence

He has read that thing you wrote about the German sea hog, and he thinks it's awfully well done.
The Harbor|Ernest Poole
The true porpoise, or sea-hog, is much more widely distributed.
The Animal World, A Book of Natural History|Theodore Wood
Meerschwein, sea-pig; cf. the name sea-hog, formerly used in English.
The Romance of Words (4th ed.)|Ernest Weekley
The porpoise is the sea-pig; he is the porc-poisson, the porc-pois, or sea-hog.
Fictitious & Symbolic Creatures in Art|John Vinycomb

A sea hog is a wallowing boat with a long, black, heavy snout.
The Harbor|Ernest Poole