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Topics referred to by the same term
Look up hog in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Hog or HOG may refer to: Pig Sometimes referring to other animals in the family Suidae, including: Warthog
Hog
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up hog island in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Hog Island may refer to: Hog Island (Tasmania) Former name of Paradise Island Hog Island (North
Hog_Island
Topics referred to by the same term
Hog Cay may refer to: Hog Cay, Exuma, an island of the Bahamas Hog Cay, Long Island, an island of the Bahamas Hog Cay Airstrip, located on the island
Hog_Cay
Intentional community
The Hog Farm is an organization considered America's longest running hippie commune. Beginning as a collective in North Hollywood, California, during
Hog_Farm
Topics referred to by the same term
In Missouri, Hog-Eye historically described a "small compact place sunk in a hollow" and was used to refer to several early settlements before they were
Hog-Eye
Species of mammal
pygmy hog (Porcula salvania) is a very small and endangered species of pig and the only species in the genus Porcula. Endemic to India, the pygmy hog is
Pygmy_hog
American murderer, rapist, and suspected serial killer on death row
men in the Charlotte County, Florida area in what came to be known as the Hog Trail Murders. Conahan has also been named the prime suspect in the additional
Daniel_Conahan
Domesticated omnivorous even-toed ungulate
The pig (Sus domesticus), also called swine (pl.: swine) or hog, is an omnivorous, domesticated, even-toed, hoofed mammal. It is named the domestic pig
Pig
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up hogging in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Hogging can mean: Hogging (sexual practice) Hogging and sagging, the stress a ship is put under when
Hogging
Irish sketch comedy group
Foil Arms and Hog are an Irish sketch comedy group comprising Sean 'Foil' Finegan, Conor 'Arms' McKenna and Sean 'Hog' Flanagan. The group formed in 2008
Foil_Arms_and_Hog
Financial livestock product
Lean Hog is a type of hog (pork) futures contract that can be used to hedge and to speculate on pork prices in the US. Lean Hog futures and options are
Lean_Hog
American breed of pig
The Guinea Hog is an American breed of small black domestic pig originating in the south-eastern United States. It was formerly known by many names, including
Guinea_Hog
American punk rock band
Boss Hog is an American punk blues band including the husband and wife duo of Jon Spencer (guitar) and Cristina Martinez (vocals) along with Jens Jurgensen
Boss_Hog
Practice of making a call to encourage pigs to approach the caller
Hog calling, or pig calling, is the art of making a call to encourage pigs to approach the caller. Competitions in hog calling are held. To attract pigs
Hog_calling
Species of bat
Kitti's hog-nosed bat (Craseonycteris thonglongyai), also known as the bumblebee bat or hog-nosed bat, is a near-threatened species of bat and the only
Kitti's_hog-nosed_bat
Person who deals with stray swine
A hog reeve or hogreeve, hog-reeve, hog constable is a Colonial New England term for a person charged with the prevention or appraising of damages by
Hog_reeve
Species of mammal
The giant forest hog (Hylochoerus meinertzhageni), the only member of its genus (Hylochoerus), is native to wooded habitats in Africa and is one of the
Giant_forest_hog
Stomach of a pig as food
Hog maw is the stomach of a pig prepared as food. More specifically, it is the exterior muscular wall of the stomach organ (with interior, lining mucosa
Hog_maw
Polish video game developer
Flying Wild Hog is a Polish video game developer headquartered in Warsaw. The studio was founded in April 2009, and its first title, Hard Reset, was released
Flying_Wild_Hog
Any type of feral domesticated pig, wild boar, or hybrid
They are found mostly in the Americas and Australia. Razorback and wild hog are sometimes used in the United States in reference to feral pigs or boar–pig
Feral_pig
Common name for three species of mammal
Hog badgers are three species of mustelid in the genus Arctonyx. They represent one of the two genera in the subfamily Melinae, alongside the true badgers
Hog_badger
Valley in Missouri, United States
Hog Hollow is a valley in Oregon County in the U.S. state of Missouri. Hog Hollow was so named on account of the abundance of hogs in the valley. In The
Hog_Hollow
Species of carnivore
Humboldt's hog-nosed skunk (Conepatus humboldtii), also known as the Patagonian hog-nosed skunk, is a species of hog-nosed skunk indigenous to the open
Humboldt's_hog-nosed_skunk
Feature descriptor used in computer vision
The histogram of oriented gradients (HOG) is a feature descriptor used in computer vision and image processing for the purpose of object detection. The
Histogram of oriented gradients
Histogram_of_oriented_gradients
Men's professional wrestling world championship
HOG Heavyweight Championship is a men's professional wrestling world championship created and promoted by the American promotion House of Glory (HOG)
House of Glory Heavyweight Championship
House_of_Glory_Heavyweight_Championship
American professional wrestling school
House of Glory (HOG) is an American professional wrestling school and independent promotion based in New York founded by Amazing Red. The promotion has
House_of_Glory
Physical restraint by tying the limbs together
some people to breathe, especially after physical activity. Frequently, hog-tying has been performed on a person who has been violently resisting. Various
Hogtie
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up hog-wild in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Hog Wild may refer to: Hog Wild (1930 film), a 1930 short film starring Laurel and Hardy Hog Wild (album)
Hog_Wild
Species of deer
The Indian hog deer (Axis porcinus), or Indochinese hog deer, is a small cervid native to the region of the Indian subcontinent and Indo-Gangetic Plain
Indian_hog_deer
Species of carnivore
The American hog-nosed skunk (Conepatus leuconotus) is a species of hog-nosed skunk from Central and North America, and is one of the largest skunks in
American_hog-nosed_skunk
Topics referred to by the same term
Hog louse may mean: Hog louse, Haematopinus suis, a large parasitic louse living on the skin of domestic swine Hog-louse or water hog-louse, applied to
Hog_louse
Subfamily of spiny mammals
from heyg, hegge 'hedge', because it frequents hedgerows, and hoge, hogge 'hog', from its piglike snout. Other names that are used are urchin and hedgepig
Hedgehog
Genus of wild pigs
genus in the family Suidae, commonly known as warthogs (pronounced wart-hog). They are pigs who live in open and semi-open habitats, even in quite arid
Warthog
Small enclosure for raising pigs
enclosure for raising pigs is generally called a hog lot. Unlike a sty which would be found on a mixed farm, a hog lot is usually a dedicated facility. A locked
Sty
American idiomatic phrase
"Root hog or die" is a common American catch-phrase dating at least to the early 1800s. Coming from the early colonial practice of turning pigs loose
Root_hog_or_die
Topics referred to by the same term
Hog farm may refer to: Pig farming Intensive pig farming, modern large-scale farming of domestic pigs Hog Farm, America's longest running hippie commune
Hog_farm
Topics referred to by the same term
Bush hog may refer to: Bush Hog, a popular brand of brush hog Bushpig, an animal This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Bush
Bush_hog
Genus of carnivores
The hog-nosed skunks belong to the genus Conepatus and are members of the family Mephitidae (skunks). They are native to the Americas. They have white
Hog-nosed_skunk
Sports ground maintenance machine
A water hog is a machine that removes water from sports grounds. The water hog was invented by Hugh McLaughlin. Driven by a rider, it has a wide, front
Water_hog
A hog fry is a traditional Oklahoma Cherokee social meal in which large iron kettles are placed over open fires. The kettles are then filled with oil
Hog_fry
American professional wrestler
Championship and House of Glory (HOG), where he won the HOG Crown Jewel Championship. In August 2025, Fatu lost the HOG Crown Jewel Championship to Bully
Zilla_Fatu
Mechanical device for applying oil to hogs
A hog oiler was a mechanical device employed on farms to be used by hogs to provide relief from insects and offer skin protection. It consisted of a reservoir
Hog_oiler
Measure of profitability of animal husbandry
farming, the hog/corn ratio is the number of bushels of corn equal in value to 100 pounds of live hogs. Put another way, it is the price of hogs, per hundredweight
Feed_ratio
American breed of pig
The Choctaw Hog is a breed of domestic pig historically used by Native Americans. They are now reduced in population to some hundred animals, most of
Choctaw_Hog
Topics referred to by the same term
Road hog or roadhog may refer to : an aggressive motorist, inclined to road rage Roadhog (Overwatch), a character in the multimedia franchise Overwatch
Road_hog
American entertainer and peace activist (born 1936)
or co-founded several organizations, including the activist commune the Hog Farm, and later, as Wavy Gravy, Camp Winnarainbow and the Seva Foundation
Wavy_Gravy
Species of pig
The red river hog (Potamochoerus porcus) or bushpig (a name also used for Potamochoerus larvatus) is a wild member of the pig family living in Africa
Red_river_hog
2007 media controversy
doctored to exaggerate scale. It was later also revealed that the "giant feral hog" was actually a large domestic farm-raised pig named "Fred" that had been
Monster_Pig
Wrestling championship
The HOG Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling tag team championship created and promoted by the American promotion House of Glory (HOG). The
House of Glory Tag Team Championship
House_of_Glory_Tag_Team_Championship
Cut of pork from a pig's cheek
bacon or, especially in the Southern United States, hog jowl, joe bacon, or joe meat. In the US, hog jowl is a staple of soul food. Outside the United States
Pork_jowl
Neighborhood of Philadelphia in Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
Hog Island is the historic name of an area southeast of Tinicum Township, Pennsylvania, United States, along the Delaware River, to the west of the mouth
Hog_Island,_Philadelphia
Ship type
Hog Islander is the slang for ships built to Emergency Fleet Corporation designs number 1022 and 1024. These vessels were cargo ships and troop transports
Hog_Islander
Men's professional wrestling championship
The HOG Crown Jewel Championship is a men's professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the American promotion House of Glory (HOG). There
HOG_Crown_Jewel_Championship
2011 book by Jessica B. Harris
High on the Hog: A Culinary Journey from Africa to America is a historical non-fiction book by Jessica B. Harris, published in 2011 by Bloomsbury. The
High_on_the_Hog_(book)
Largest species of rodents
hydrochoerus, comes from Greek ὕδωρ (hýdor "water") and χοῖρος (choíros "pig, hog") and the species name, hydrochaeris, comes from Greek ὕδωρ (hýdor "water")
Capybara
American breed of dog
Catahoulas exhibiting basic herding instincts can be trained to compete in cow/hog dog trials. "Breed Standards : Louisiana Catahoula Leopard Dog". UKC.dogs
Catahoula_Leopard_Dog
Topics referred to by the same term
The Hogs may refer to: The Arkansas Razorbacks, the mascot of the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas The Hogs (American football), the offensive
The_Hogs
Derisive term for a basketball player
A ball hog is a derisive term for a basketball player who handles the ball exclusively to the point of impairing the team. Despite not being a violation
Ball_hog
Topics referred to by the same term
Hog Lake may refer to the following bodies of water: Canada: Hog Lake, Argyle, Nova Scotia Hog Lake, Region of Queens Municipality, Nova Scotia Hog Lake
Hog_Lake
Blood sport
Hog-dog rodeo or hog-dogging, is a spectator event that simulates wild or feral boar hunting with dogs. It requires specially trained and bred "hog dogs"
Hog-dog_rodeo
Garbled telegraph message from a novice operator
Hog-Morse was telegraphers' jargon for the tendency of inexperienced telegraph operators to make errors when sending or receiving in Morse code. The term
Hog-Morse
Curling hog line violation detection system
The Eye on the Hog is a sport officiating technology used in curling to electronically detect hog line violations. Commonly referred to as "sensor handles"
Eye_on_the_Hog
Common name for several snake species
Hognose snake is a common name for several unrelated species of snakes with upturned snouts, classified in two colubrid snake genera and one pseudoxyrhophiid
Hognose
Style of pit barbecue
Whole hog barbecue is a style of pit barbecue from the United States. It is prepared by splitting open the dressed carcass of a pig and cooking it over
Whole_hog_barbecue
Family of pig-like mammals
are often confused with feral domestic pigs, commonly known as "razorback" hogs in many parts of the United States. The Maya kept herds of peccaries, using
Peccary
Powered vegetation cutter
A bush hog or "brush hog" is a type of rotary mower. Typically these mowers are designed to be towed behind a farm tractor using the three-point hitch
Brush_hog
Tradition observed in the US and Canada
Note that S. S. Rathvon wrote the editorial "The Ground-Hog" and "More of the Ground-hogs" where he refers to the creature as "Old Arctomyx" in the
Groundhog_Day
Women's professional wrestling championship
The HOG Women's Championship is a women's professional wrestling championship created and promoted by House of Glory (HOG). The current champion is Shotzi
HOG_Women's_Championship
Island in Michigan, United States
Hog Island, an uninhabited 2,075-acre (8 km2) island in Lake Michigan, is the fourth largest island in the Beaver Island archipelago. It is owned by the
Hog_Island_(Michigan)
Hog Island is one of the Virginia Barrier Islands located southeast of Exmore in Northampton County, Virginia, and is a part of the Virginia Coast Reserve
Hog Island (Machipongo, Virginia)
Hog_Island_(Machipongo,_Virginia)
United States historic place
Hog Hammock is an African-American community on Sapelo Island, a barrier island of the U.S. state of Georgia. The island is near the port of Darien, Georgia
Hog_Hammock,_Georgia
Surname list
Hogness is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: David Hogness (1925–2019), American biochemist Hanne Hogness (born 1967), Norwegian handball
Hogness
Name list
Hoger is a German male name (from Latin Hogerus) and a surname. Notable people with the name include: Hoger (abbot) (died 906), abbot of Verden and Helmstedt
Hoger
American breed of pig
Duroc Record Association. Alison Abbott (2012). Pig geneticists go the whole hog. Nature. 491 (7424): 315–316. doi:10.1038/491315a. Martien A.M. Groenen,
Duroc_pig
Topics referred to by the same term
Hog Creek may refer to: Hog Creek (Crooked Creek tributary), a stream in Missouri Hog Creek (Ottawa River tributary), a stream in Ohio This disambiguation
Hog_Creek
Comics character
Wonder Wart-Hog (the "Hog of Steel") is an underground comic book character, a porcine parody of Superman, created by American cartoonist Gilbert Shelton
Wonder_Wart-Hog
Index of plants with the same common name
Hog potato is a common name for several plants with edible or poisonous bulbs and tubers. Hog potato may refer to: Deathcamas, a group of several plants
Hog_potato
South African band
Hog Hoggidy Hog was a band from Cape Town, South Africa. The band blended a mixture of punk, ska and many other influences, including traditional African
Hog_Hoggidy_Hog
Shapes a beam deforms into when loads are applied
shipbuilding, hogging and sagging describe the shape that a beam or similar long object will deform into when loading is applied. Hogging describes a beam
Hogging_and_sagging
Breed of sheep
Hog Island sheep are a breed of sheep descended from animals first brought to Virginia's Hog Island in the 18th century. During the 1930s and 1940s, storm
Hog_Island_sheep
Raising and breeding of domestic pigs
Pig farming, pork farming, pig production or hog farming is the raising and breeding of domestic pigs as livestock, and is a branch of animal husbandry
Pig_farming
Breed of pig
The Red Wattle Hog is a breed of domestic pig originating in the United States. It is named for its red color and distinctive wattles or tassels, and
Red_Wattle_Hog
Topics referred to by the same term
high on the hog in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. High on the Hog may refer to: High on the Hog (The Band album), 1996 High on the Hog (Black Oak Arkansas
High_on_the_Hog
Server (or resource) hogging is where a user, program or system places excessive load on a server. "Hogging" aims to significantly degrade performance
Server_hog
1997 Japanese animated film by Hayao Miyazaki
2013, Studio Ghibli partnered with the English production company Whole Hog Theatre to create a stage adaptation of the film. It premiered at the New
Princess_Mononoke
Species of louse
Haematopinus suis, the hog louse, is one of the largest members of the louse suborder Anoplura, which consists of sucking lice that commonly afflict a
Haematopinus_suis
1996 World Championship Wrestling pay-per-view event
The 1996 Hog Wild was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and the first in the Road Wild
WCW_Hog_Wild
Chain of American barbecue restaurants
Whole Hog Café is a United States restaurant chain based in Little Rock, Arkansas. It is named after whole hog barbecue. It offers barbecue along with
Whole_Hog_Café
Program during the American Civil War
The Great Hog Swindle is the popular name given to a program in 1864 during the American Civil War in which the Union Army purchased hogs from Kentucky
Great_Hog_Swindle
Surname list
Höger is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: Inge Höger (born 1950), German politician Johann Friedrich Höger (1877–1949), German
Höger
Island of Grenada
Hog Island is a small uninhabited island off the southern coast of the island of Grenada in the Caribbean. Hog Island covers 85 acres and lies 0.438 miles
Hog_Island_(Grenada)
2011 American TV series or program
American Hoggers is an American reality television series on A&E that debuted October 19, 2011. The series chronicles the lives of the Campbell family
American_Hoggers
Season of television series
Drive. November 26, 2025. Retrieved December 14, 2025. "Laundro-Madness / Hog Huntin'". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. October 10, 2025. Retrieved October 12
SpongeBob SquarePants season 16
SpongeBob_SquarePants_season_16
Hunting for wild boar or feral pigs
and purposely-bred crosses. Trapping hogs is also a well-used technique for hunting and controlling feral hogs. Numerous types of traps exist and include
Boar_hunting
2007 film by Walt Becker
Wild Hogs is a 2007 American biker road comedy film written by Brad Copeland, directed by Walt Becker and starring Tim Allen, John Travolta, Martin Lawrence
Wild_Hogs
Finnish cross-country skier (1928–2023)
Eva Hög (4 March 1928 – June 2023) was a Finnish cross-country skier. She competed in the women's 10 kilometres at the 1960 Winter Olympics. Hög died in
Eva_Hög
Index of plants with the same common name
Hog plum is a common name for several plants that produce edible fruit, and may refer to: Species of the genus Spondias Spondias dulcis (June plum, golden
Hog_plum
Hog chains were a technological device that permitted river boats to have lightly built hulls so they could travel in shallow water. It was advantageous
Hog_chains
Species of louse
Haematopinus oliveri, known commonly as the pygmy hog-sucking louse, is a critically endangered species of insect in the suborder Anoplura, the sucking
Haematopinus_oliveri
Company-sponsored motorcycle club
Owners Group (HOG) is a sponsored community marketing club, operated by Harley-Davidson for enthusiasts of that brand's motorcycles. The HOG is "the grandaddy
Harley_Owners_Group
HOG
HOG
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various places, for example Fairfield in Derbyshire or Kent, both named from Old English as fæger ‘beautiful’ + feld ‘open country’, or Fairfield in Worcestershire, which is named with Old English fŠ‘hog’ + feld.John Fairfield was an immigrant to Charlestown, MA, in 1635.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a servant in charge of a larder or storeroom for provisions, from Anglo-Norman French, Middle English lardiner, an altered form of Anglo-Norman French larder (Late Latin lardarium, a derivative of lar(i)dum ‘bacon fat’). According to Reaney, the name Lard(i)ner was also given to a servant who oversaw the pannage of hogs in the forest.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : variant spelling of Hogg.
Surname or Lastname
English (Midlands)
English (Midlands) : habitational name from any of various places, for example in Herefordshire. Nottinghamshire, Shropshire, and Staffordshire, so called from Old English (ge)hæg ‘enclosure’ + wudu ‘wood’. It was a common practice in the Middle Ages for areas of woodland to be fenced off as hunting grounds for the nobility. This name may have been confused in some cases with Hayward and perhaps also with the name Hogwood (of uncertain origin, possibly a habitational name from a minor place).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name, possibly in part from Hogston in Angus, Scotland, named from Older Scots hogg ‘young sheep’, but the concentration of the name in the Midlands and southern England suggests that it is primarily from Hoggeston in Buckinghamshire, which is named from the Old English personal name Hogg + Old English tūn.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a swineherd or shepherd, from Middle English hog(ge) ‘hog’, ‘swine’ or hogg ‘yearling sheep’ + herd, hard ‘herdsman’, but see also Hogarth.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the medieval personal name Hodge, a short form of Roger. (For the change of initial, compare Hick.)English : nickname from Middle English hodge ‘hog’, which occurs as a dialect variant of hogge, for example in Cheshire place names.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : variant of Hogarth.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for the servant (Middle English man) of a man called Hodge.English : possibly an occupational name for a swineherd or shepherd, from Middle English hoggeman. Compare Hodge 2.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : apparently a variant of Hoggatt.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from places called Swinford in Oxfordshire and Leicestershire, from Kingswinford in Staffordshire, or from Old Swinford in Worcestershire, named with Old English swīn ‘swine’, ‘hog’ + ford ‘ford’.
Surname or Lastname
English (northern)
English (northern) : probably a variant spelling of Hoggett, a variant of Hockett and Hoggard.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a keeper of swine, from Old English fÅr ‘hog’, ‘pig’ (compare Forman 1) + weard ‘guardian’ (see Ward 1).
Surname or Lastname
English (northern borders) and Scottish
English (northern borders) and Scottish : probably a variant of Hoggard, but perhaps, as Black suggests, a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place named with the dialect word hoggarth ‘lamb enclosure’.
Surname or Lastname
English (Kent)
English (Kent) : possibly a habitational name from places in Kent and West Sussex called Hog Wood.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Hoggard.
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : nickname for a gambler or for someone considered fortunate or well favored, from Middle English, Old French fortune ‘chance’, ‘luck’. In some cases it may derive from the rare medieval personal name Fortune (Latin Fortunius).French (Fortuné) : from the personal name Fortuné, a vernacular form of the Late Latin personal name Fortunatus meaning ‘prosperous’, ‘happy’.Scottish : habitational name from a place in Lothian, probably so named from Old English fÅr ‘hog’, ‘pig’ + tÅ«n ‘settlement’, ‘enclosure’; John de Fortun was servant to the abbot of Kelso c. 1200.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a keeper of swine, Middle English foreman, from Old English fÅr ‘hog’, ‘pig’ + mann ‘man’.English : status name for a leader or spokesman for a group, from Old English fore ‘before’, ‘in front’ + mann ‘man’. The word is attested in this sense from the 15th century, but is not used specifically for the leader of a gang of workers before the late 16th century.Czech and Jewish (from Bohemia, Moravia) : occupational name for a carter, Czech forman, a loanword from German.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Middle English fair eie ‘fair eye’, Old English fæger ēage.English : habitational name from Fairy Farm in Wethersfield, Essex, or from Fairyhall in Felsted, Essex, both probably so named from Old English fearh ‘pig’, ‘hog’ + (ge)hæg ‘enclosure’.
Surname or Lastname
Variant spelling of Norwegian Høgset(h) (see Hogsett).English
Variant spelling of Norwegian Høgset(h) (see Hogsett).English : Reaney and Wilson record a 17th-century example of this name in Devon. Evidently an uncomplimentary nickname meaning ‘hog’s head’, it is no longer found in the British Isles.
HOG
HOG
Girl/Female
French American
Supplanter. He grasps the heel. French form of Jacob.Supplanter. Introduced into Britain in the...
Boy/Male
Australian
God's Grace
Boy/Male
Indian
One who is served
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Vigorous; Everfresh; Eternal
Boy/Male
Bengali, Indian, Muslim
Moon
Girl/Female
Indian, Sanskrit
Luck; 6th Sur of Sargam
Girl/Female
French
Bitter.
Boy/Male
Biblical
The Lord arises; brightness of the Lord.
Boy/Male
British, English, French
Purveyor
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Magnificence; Splendour
HOG
HOG
HOG
HOG
HOG
n.
See Hogframe.
v. t.
To scrub with a hog, or scrubbing broom.
n.
A pen or sty for hogs.
n.
A civil officer charged with the duty of impounding hogs running at large.
n.
One who puts rings into the snouts of hogs.
n.
A trussed frame extending fore and aft, usually above deck, and intended to increase the longitudinal strength and stiffness. Used chiefly in American river and lake steamers. Called also hogging frame, and hogback.
n.
A chain or tie rod, in a boat or barge, to prevent the vessel from hogging.
v. t.
To cut short like bristles; as, to hog the mane of a horse.
imp. & p. p.
of Hog
n.
A pen, house, or inclosure, for hogs.
n.
A sheep of the second year. [Written also hogrel.] Ash.
v. i.
To become bent upward in the middle, like a hog's back; -- said of a ship broken or strained so as to have this form.
n.
A hogback.
pl.
of Hogsty
a.
Broken or strained so as to have an upward curve between the ends. See Hog, v. i.
n.
Hoggish character or manners; selfishness; greed; beastliness.
n.
A hollow or concave utensil for holding anything; a hollow receptacle of any kind, as a hogshead, a barrel, a firkin, a bottle, a kettle, a cup, a bowl, etc.
n.
Leather tanned from a hog's skin. Also used adjectively.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Hog