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单词 pur-hog
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pur-hogn.

Brit. /ˈpəːhɒɡ/, U.S. /ˈpərˌhɔɡ/, /ˈpərˌhɑɡ/
Forms: 1600s purre hogge, 1700s– pur-hog.
Origin: Apparently formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pur-lamb n., hog n.1
Etymology: Apparently < pur (in pur-lamb n.) + hog n.1 Compare later pur n.2
English regional (south-western). Now rare.
A male sheep that is one year old.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > genus Ovus > [noun] > Ovus Aries (domestic sheep) > male > defined by age
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1668 in R. Machin Probate Inventories Chetnole, Leigh & Yetminster (1976) No. 46 One little Pigge..one little Purre Hogge.
1771 A. Young Farmer's Tour E. Eng. III. 361 Mr. Pleydell's flock..is 1340, consisting of, 900 Ewes, 40 Rams, 320 Hogs, 80 Pur-hogs.
1873 W. P. Williams & W. A. Jones Gloss. Somersetshire 28 Pur, or Pur-hog, a one-year-old male sheep.
1903 Eng. Dial. Dict. IV. 649/2 Pur-hog, a one-year-old male sheep.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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