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hedgepig

noun

Etymology

From hedge + pig.

  1. derived from *puk✻
  2. inherited from *picga✻
  3. inherited from pigge — “pig, piglet”
  4. compounded as hedgepig — “hedge + pig”

Definitions

  1. A hedgehog.

    • Thrice, and once the hedge-pig whined.
    • That sheeted heifer of Prowse’s is all wrong; her coat stares like a hedgepig's. Tell Jewell to go up and bring her in before night.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA