Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hog-tub

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.39 in modern English

Syllables
hog--tub
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A trough or vat from which pigs or other domestic animals drink; and also a place where slaughtered pigs are soaked in boiling water so that their bristles can be scraped off, sometimes also filled with refuse or used for an other purpose.

Inflected Forms

hog-tubs (plural) hogtub (alternative) hog tub (alternative)

Questions

What does hog-tub mean?
A trough or vat from which pigs or other domestic animals drink; and also a place where slaughtered pigs are soaked in boiling water so that their bristles can be scraped off, sometimes also filled with refuse or used for an other purpose.

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