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Definitions for: Hog
[n] domestic swine
[n] a sheep up to the age of one year; one yet to be sheared
[n] a person regarded as greedy and pig-like
[v] take greedily; take more than one's share
Webster (1913) Definition: 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. (Zo["o]l.) A quadruped of the genus Sus, and allied
genera of Suid[ae]; esp., the domesticated varieties of
S. scrofa, kept for their fat and meat, called,
respectively, lard and pork; swine; porker;
specifically, a castrated boar; a barrow.
Note: 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.. See under Bush, Ground,
etc.
Hog caterpillar (Zo["o]l.), 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 (Zo["o]l.), 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
(S. 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 (Zo["o]l.), the peccary.
Water hog. (Zo["o]l.) See Capybara.
Hog, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hogged; p. pr. & vb. n.
Hogging.]
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.
Hog, 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.
Synonyms: grunter, hogg, hogget, pig, pig, squealer, Sus scrofa
See Also: genus Sus, grab, lamb, lard, porc, pork, porker, selfish person, snaffle, snap up, Sus, swine, trotter
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