Definition of Hog

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Definition of Hog

Hog

A quadruped of the genus Sus, and allied genera of Suidae; 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.

A mean, filthy, or gluttonous fellow.

A young sheep that has not been shorn.

A rough, flat scrubbing broom for scrubbing a ship's bottom under water.

A device for mixing and stirring the pulp of which paper is made.

To cut short like bristles; as, to hog the mane of a horse.

To scrub with a hog, or scrubbing broom.

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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Hog Quotations

I went whole hog at the actor's lifestyle - really embraced it. I had by then known how much I loved acting already, because I discovered acting from a teacher in the seminary - that's the first place I ever did it, in the seminary.
Peter Jurasik

By giving the public a rich and full melody, distinctly arranged and well played, all the time creating new tone colors and patterns, I feel we have a better chance of being successful. I want a kick to my band, but I don't want the rhythm to hog the spotlight.
Glenn Miller

I'm not really a Jew; just Jew-ish, not the whole hog.
Jonathan Miller

An ungrateful man is like a hog under a tree eating acorns, but never looking up to see where they come from.
Timothy Dexter

A damn independent boy; independent as a hog on ice.
Sam Rayburn

One disadvantage of being a hog is that at any moment some blundering fool may try to make a silk purse out of your wife's ear.
J. B. Morton

When we know as much about people as hog specialists know about hogs, we'll be better off.
Lewis B. Hershey

Hog Translations

hog in German is Schwein
hog in Norwegian is gris, svin
hog in Swedish is svin

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