Hogringer
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 One who puts rings into the snouts of pigs. historical, obsolete
"The office of hogringer was a yearly one and the appointment was made at the Court Leet. The hogringer had to go to the commons and see that all the swine had rings in their noses to prevent them rooting up the turf."
Example
More examples"The office of hogringer was a yearly one and the appointment was made at the Court Leet. The hogringer had to go to the commons and see that all the swine had rings in their noses to prevent them rooting up the turf."
Etymology
From hog + ringer.
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