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hog
n. [Prob. akin to E. hack to cut, and meaning orig., a castrated boar; cf. also W. hwch swine, sow, Armor. houc'h, hoc'h. Cf. Haggis, Hogget, and Hoggerel.]1. (Zol.) A quadruped of the genus Sus, and allied genera of Suid; 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. ()
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2. A mean, filthy, or gluttonous fellow. ()
3. A young sheep that has not been shorn. ()
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.. See under Bush, Ground, etc. -- Hog caterpillar (Zol.), 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 (Zol.), 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 (Zol.), the peccary. -- Water hog. (Zol.) See Capybara. ()
v. t. 1. To cut short like bristles; as, to hog the mane of a horse. (Smart.)
2. (Naut.) To scrub with a hog, or scrubbing broom. ()
v. 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. ()


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