A young pig that is small or runty; also a humorous or archaic term for a hedgehog.
Compound from 'hedge' and 'pig,' possibly from pigs found rooting in hedgerows, or a diminutive reference to small pigs with spiky-haired coats.
Rural people had wonderfully creative names—'hedgepig' captures both literal small pigs and the visual joke of a hedgehog's spiky appearance making it look pig-like.
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