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Meanings of hoggishness in English

An excessive desire for food.

Usage of hoggishness in English
1
There may be some selfish brutes left with a good deal of hoggishness in their nature!
The Common Sense of Socialism / A Series of Letters Addressed to...
2
I was horrified at the ill-manners of the hog, though it all seemed of a piece with his habitual hoggishness.
The God of Love
3
This is kept up, if the crop only lasts long enough until they have made themselves thoroughly sick by their hoggishness.
Schwatka's Search: Sledging in the Arctic in Quest of the Frankl...
4
Such unparalleled hoggishness and meanness never went unpunished at the front, and I resolved that he would be no exception to the rule.
S.O.S. Stand to!
5
"Hoggishness," according to Pascal's phraseology, was the most predominant trait in the character of his new masters.
The Underground Railroad / A Record of Facts, Authentic Narrativ...
Hoggishness through the time