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- US Pronunciation
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- [eet hahy awf, of stressed th ee hawg, hog]
- /it haɪ ɔf, ɒf stressed ði hɔg, hɒg/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [eet hahy awf, of stressed th ee hawg, hog]
- /it haɪ ɔf, ɒf stressed ði hɔg, hɒg/
Definitions of eat high off the hog words
- noun eat high off the hog a hoofed mammal of the family Suidae, order Artiodactyla, comprising boars and swine. 1
- noun eat high off the hog a domesticated swine weighing 120 pounds (54 kg) or more, raised for market. 1
- noun eat high off the hog a selfish, gluttonous, or filthy person. 1
- noun eat high off the hog Slang. a large, heavy motorcycle. an impressively large luxury automobile. 1
- noun eat high off the hog Also, hogg, hogget. British. a sheep about one year old that has not been shorn. the wool shorn from such a sheep. any of several other domestic animals, as a bullock, that are one year old. 1
- noun eat high off the hog Railroads Slang. a locomotive. 1
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Origin of eat high off the hog
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English; compare Old English hogg- in place-names; perhaps < Celtic; compare Welsh hwch, Cornish hogh swine
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Parts of speech for Eat high off the hog
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
eat high off the hog popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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