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 Hogs-Norton.Hogg. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Hog in Armour.
 
A person of awkward manners dressed so fine that he cannot move easily. A corruption of “Hodge in armour.”   1
 


 Hogs-Norton.Hogg. 

 
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