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nounhedgepig (plural hedgepigs)
plural hedgepigs
- A hedgehog.
Thrice, and once the hedge-pig whined.
a. 1606, William Shakespeare, Macbeth, act 4, scene 1, line 21 more example
That sheeted heifer of Prowse’s is all wrong; her coat stares like a hedgepig's. Tell Jewell to go up and bring her in before night.
1855, Charles Kingsley, “Clovelly Court in the Olden Time”, in Westward Ho!, 4th edition, Boston: Ticknor and Fields, published 1857, page 91
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hedgepig. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hedgepig
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“hedgepig.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hedgepig. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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