hogling en · NOUN
Etymology
From Middle English *hogling, hoggelin, hoglin, hogelyn, equivalent to hog + -ling.
Meanings
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A young, immature, or diminutive hog.
The depositions give no evidence of Easter hoglings, nor of visits outside the parish, though both may have occurred.
1986, Notes and Queries for Somerset and Dorset, volume 32, page 810:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hoglings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |