hoggin

noun

hog·​gin

variants or less commonly hogging

ˈhȯgə̇n,

ˈhäg-,

-giŋ

plural -s

: a material composed of screenings or siftings of gravel or of a mixture of loam, coarse sand, and fine gravel

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

1793, in the meaning defined above

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