"hog bed" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /hɒɡ.bɛd/ Forms: hog beds [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} hog bed (countable and uncountable, plural hog beds)
  1. (obsolete, US, there regional) Lycopodium. Tags: US, countable, obsolete, uncountable Synonyms: club moss
    Sense id: en-hog_bed-en-noun-eNN~fhTJ Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 41 14
  2. (obsolete, US, there regional) Ambrosia. Tags: US, countable, obsolete, uncountable Synonyms: ragweed, hogweed, hogbed, hog-bed, hog's bed
    Sense id: en-hog_bed-en-noun-z8ihJZwI Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 41 14
  3. (obsolete, US, dialectal) The meaning of this term is uncertain., possibly Polytrichum commune. Tags: US, countable, dialectal, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-hog_bed-en-noun-plYkDHsv Categories (other): American English, English terms with uncertain meaning, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 41 14

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