hogling

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English *hogling, hoggelin, hoglin, hogelyn, equivalent to hog +‎ -ling.

Noun

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hogling (plural hoglings)

  1. A young, immature, or diminutive hog.
    • 1986, Notes and Queries for Somerset and Dorset, volume 32, page 810:
      The depositions give no evidence of Easter hoglings, nor of visits outside the parish, though both may have occurred.