Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hog-baying

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English

Syllables
hog-bay-ing
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a sport in which one or more bay dogs are put into a pen and attempt to contain a wild hog for a defined amount of time.

American usage; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

hog baying (alternative)

Phrases

hog-catching

Frequently Paired Words

hog-catching

Synonyms

hog-dogging

Questions

What does hog-baying mean?
a sport in which one or more bay dogs are put into a pen and attempt to contain a wild hog for a defined amount of time.

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