Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hogreeve

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hogreeve
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A civil officer charged with the duty of impounding hogs running at large.

Obsolete

Etymology

From hog + reeve.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

hogreeves (plural) hog-reeve (alternative) hog reeve (alternative)

Synonyms

hog constable

Questions

What does hogreeve mean?: A civil officer charged with the duty of impounding hogs running at large.
Where does hogreeve come from?: From hog + reeve.

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