The difference between Black hog and Hog

When used as nouns, black hog means the irish shilling of 13 pence, as opposed to the english 'white hog' shilling of 12 pence, whereas hog means any animal belonging to the suidae family of mammals, especially the pig, the warthog, and the boar.


Hog is also verb with the meaning: to greedily take more than one's share, to take precedence at the expense of another or others.

check bellow for the other definitions of Black hog and Hog

  1. Black hog as a noun (UK, historical, obsolete, _, slang):

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

  1. Hog as a noun:

    Any animal belonging to the Suidae family of mammals, especially the pig, the warthog, and the boar.

  2. Hog as a noun (specifically):

    An adult swine .

  3. Hog as a noun:

    A greedy person; one who refuses to share.

  4. Hog as a noun (slang):

    A large motorcycle, particularly a Harley-Davidson.

  5. Hog as a noun (UK):

    A young sheep that has not been shorn.

  6. Hog as a noun (nautical):

    A rough, flat scrubbing broom for scrubbing a ship's bottom under water.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Totten"

  7. Hog as a noun:

    A device for mixing and stirring the pulp from which paper is made.

  8. Hog as a noun (UK, historical, archaic, _, slang, countable, and, uncountable):

    A shilling coin; its value, 12 old pence.

  9. Hog as a noun (UK, historical, obsolete, _, slang, countable, _, &, _, uncountable):

    A tanner, a sixpence coin; its value.

  10. Hog as a noun (UK, historical, obsolete, _, slang, countable, _, &, _, uncountable):

    A half-crown coin; its value, 30 old pence.

  1. Hog as a verb (transitive):

    To greedily take more than one's share, to take precedence at the expense of another or others.

    Examples:

    "Hey! Quit hogging all the blankets."

  2. Hog as a verb (transitive):

    To clip the mane of a horse, making it short and bristly.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Smart"

  3. Hog as a verb (nautical):

    To scrub with a hog, or scrubbing broom.

  4. Hog as a verb (transitive, nautical):

    To cause the keel of a ship to arch upwards (the opposite of ).

  1. Hog as a noun (informal):

    A quahog

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