"white hog" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-white hog.ogg [Australia] Forms: white hogs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} white hog (plural white hogs)
  1. (UK, historical, obsolete slang) The English shilling of 12 pence, as opposed to the Irish 'black hog' shilling of 13 pence Tags: UK, historical, obsolete, slang
    Sense id: en-white_hog-en-noun-tuQQaEFU Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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