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hognut

[hawg-nuht, hog-]

noun

  1. the nut of the brown hickory, Carya glabra.

  2. the tree itself.

  3. the pignut.

  4. the earthnut, Conopodium denudatum, of Europe.

hognut

/ ˈɒɡˌʌ /

noun

  1. another name for pignut

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of hognut1

First recorded in 1765–75; hog + nut
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Example Sentences

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Pignut, or hognut.—See chapter on Hickory.

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