Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

white hog

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.56 in modern English

Syllables: white hog
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

British usage; Obsolete; Slang

Usage

British usage
Obsolete
Slang

Inflected Forms

white hogs (plural)

Questions

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

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