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hogchoker

noun

Etymology

Said to be from hog + choker, because the scaly fish could get stuck in the throats of pigs when fed to them.

  1. inherited from ċēoce
  2. inherited from āċēocian
  3. inherited from choken
  4. suffixed as choker — “choke + er”
  5. compounded as hogchoker — “hog + choker”

Definitions

  1. Trinectes maculatus, a small flatfish found along the coast of parts of North America.

The neighborhood

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