hedgepig en · NOUN
Etymology
From hedge + pig.
Meanings
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A hedgehog.
Thrice, and once the hedge-pig whined.
a. 1606, William Shakespeare, Macbeth, act 4, scene 1, line 2: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.
1855, Charles Kingsley, “Clovelly Court in the Olden Time”, in Westward Ho!, 4th edition, Boston: Ticknor and Fields, published 1857, page 91:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hedgepigs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |