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Hog \Hog\ (h[o^]g), 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. (Zool.) A quadruped of the genus {Sus}, and allied genera
of {Suid[ae]}; 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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Note: The domestic hogs of Siam, China, and parts of Southern
Europe, are thought to have been derived from {Sus
Indicus}.
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2. A mean, filthy, or gluttonous fellow. [Low.]
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3. A young sheep that has not been shorn. [Eng.]
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4. (Naut.) A rough, flat scrubbing broom for scrubbing a
ship's bottom under water. --Totten.
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5. (Paper Manuf.) A device for mixing and stirring the pulp
of which paper is made.
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{Bush hog}, {Ground hog}, etc.. See under {Bush}, {Ground},
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}.
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Hog \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.
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2. (Naut.) To scrub with a hog, or scrubbing broom.
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Hog \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.
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