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Bartholomew Fair was a fair held at West Smithfield on St Bartholomew's day (August the 24th) from 1133 until 1855. One of the chief attractions at the fair was the hog roast, at which a whole pig was roasted and sold hot.
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In painting, a bristle refers exclusively to the hair of a pig (boar or hog). Hence a bristle brush is a brush made from pig hairs.
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A drumlin is an irregular, rounded, hog-backed mound of boulder clay, often from a hundred to two hundred feet high and hundreds of yards long. They are abundant in most flat countries over which an ice sheet has passed.
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A hog-ring is a nose ring for a pig. A hog-ring is fitted to a pig's nose to stop it from grubbing.
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Hogget is a diminutive of hog, and is a term used to describe a two-year-old sheep, a two-year-old bear or a two-year-old colt.
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The aardvark ground-hog, Cape pig or Cape Ant-eater (Orycteropus afra) is a south African ant eating mammal. It is a nocturnal burrowing animal, feeding on termites and ants. The teeth are numerous and complex, and are quite unlike those of any other mammal. There are four toes on the fore feet and five on the hind. The mouth is elongated and tubular, the tongue vermiform. A few bristly hairs are scattered over the surface of the body and the ears are large and erect, the tail much elongated.
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The axis (Cervus axis) is a species of Indian deer, also known as the Spotted Hog-deer, of a rich fawn colour, nearly black along the back, with white spots, and under parts white. The axis breeds freely in many parks in Europe.
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The babiroussa or babyroussa (in Indonesian meaning hog-stag) is a ferocious wild pig found in Sulawesi. The babiroussa's behaviour differs from typical pigs in various ways. It does not dig holes in the ground in search of roots or worms, but rather feeds on fruit fallen from the trees or larva nesting in fallen tree-trunks. Unlike typical pigs the female gives birth to only one or two offspring, and these grow slowly. From the outside of the upper jaw spring two teeth 30 cm long, curving upwards and backwards like horns, and almost touching the forehead. The tusks of the lower jaw also appear externally, though they are not so long as those of the upper jaw. Along the back are some weak bristles, and on the rest of the body only a sort of wool. These animals live in herds, are sometimes tamed, and their flesh is well flavoured.
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The bosh-vark, bush-hog or bush-pig (Choiropotamus africanus), is a SouthAfrican member of the swine family. It is about 1.5 metres long, and with very large and strong tusks. The natives esteem its flesh as a luxury, and its tusks, arranged on a piece of string and tied round the neck, are considered great ornaments.
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The capybara (Hydrochoerus capybara) is a species of aquatic rodent of the guinea-pig family Cavidae, also known as the water-hog or water-horse and in South America it is called the carpincho. It is about one metre long with a large thick head, a thick body covered with long, coarse brown hair and short legs with long feet which are webbed. It is found in South America where it feeds on vegetation and fish.
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