hogreeve

English

Etymology

hog +‎ reeve

Noun

hogreeve (plural hogreeves)

  1. (obsolete) A civil officer charged with the duty of impounding hogs running at large.

References
  • hogreeve in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
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