Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

black hog

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.56 in modern English

Syllables: black- hog
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The Irish shilling of 13 pence, as opposed to the English 'white hog' shilling of 12 pence

British usage; Obsolete; Slang

Usage

British usage
Obsolete
Slang

Inflected Forms

black hogs (plural)

Questions

What does black hog mean?: The Irish shilling of 13 pence, as opposed to the English 'white hog' shilling of 12 pence

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