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Webster 1913 Edition
Hog
Hog
(hŏg)
, Noun.
1.
(Zool.)
A quadruped of the genus
Sus
, and allied genera of Suidæ
; esp., the domesticated varieties of Sus scrofa
, kept for their fat and meat, called, respectively, lard
and pork
; swine; porker; specifically, a castrated boar; a barrow. ☞ The domestic hogs of Siam, China, and parts of Southern Europe, are thought to have been derived from
Sus Indicus
. 2.
A mean, filthy, or gluttonous fellow.
[Low.]
3.
A young sheep that has not been shorn.
[Eng.]
4.
(Naut.)
A rough, flat scrubbing broom for scrubbing a ship's bottom under water.
Totten.
5.
(Paper Manuf.)
A device for mixing and stirring the pulp of which paper is made.
Bush hog
, Ground hog
, etc.Hog caterpillar
(Zool.)
, the larva of the green grapevine sphinx; – so called because the head and first three segments are much smaller than those behind them, so as to make a resemblance to a hog's snout. See
– Hawk moth
. Hog cholera
, an epidemic contagious fever of swine, attended by liquid, fetid, diarrhea, and by the appearance on the skin and mucous membrane of spots and patches of a scarlet, purple, or black color. It is fatal in from one to six days, or ends in a slow, uncertain recovery.
Law (Farmer's Veter. Adviser.)
– Hog deer
(Zool.)
, the axis deer.
– Hog gum
(Bot.)
, West Indian tree (
– Symphonia globulifera
), yielding an aromatic gum. Hog of wool
, the trade name for the fleece or wool of sheep of the second year.
– Hog peanut
(Bot.)
, a kind of earth pea.
– Hog plum
(Bot.)
, a tropical tree, of the genus
– Spondias
(Spondias lutea
), with fruit somewhat resembling plums, but chiefly eaten by hogs. It is found in the West Indies. Hog's bean
(Bot.)
, the plant henbane.
– Hog's bread
.(Bot.)
See
– Sow bread
. Hog's fennel
. (Bot.)
See under
– Fennel
. Mexican hog
(Zool.)
, the peccary.
– Water hog
. (Zool.)
See
Capybara
.Hog
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Hogged
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Hogging
.] 1.
To cut short like bristles;
as, to
. hog
the mane of a horseSmart.
2.
(Naut.)
To scrub with a hog, or scrubbing broom.
Hog
,Verb.
I.
(Naut.)
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Hog
HOG
, n.1.
A swine; a general name of that species of animal.2.
In England, a castrated sheep of a year old.3.
A bullock of a year old.4.
A brutal fellow; one who is mean and filthy.5.
Among seamen, a sort of scrubbing-broom for scraping a ship's bottom under water.HOG
,Verb.
T.
1.
To carry on the back. [Local.]2.
To cut the hair short, like the bristles of a hog. [Local.]HOG
,Verb.
I.