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sea hog
noun
- a porpoise.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sea hog1
First recorded in 1570–80
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Example Sentences
He has read that thing you wrote about the German sea hog, and he thinks it's awfully well done.
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The true porpoise, or sea-hog, is much more widely distributed.
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Meerschwein, sea-pig; cf. the name sea-hog, formerly used in English.
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The porpoise is the sea-pig; he is the porc-poisson, the porc-pois, or sea-hog.
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A sea hog is a wallowing boat with a long, black, heavy snout.
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