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hog / hôg; häg/ • n. 1. a domesticated pig, esp. one over 120 pounds (54 kg) and reared for slaughter. ∎ a feral pig. ∎ a wild animal of the pig family, for example, a warthog. ∎ inf. a greedy person. 2. inf. a large, heavy motorcycle. • v. (hogged , hog·ging ) 1. [tr.] inf. keep or use all of (something) for oneself in an unfair or selfish way: he never hogged the limelight. 2. (with reference to a ship) bend or become bent convex upward along its length as a result either of the hull being supported in the middle and not at the ends (as in a heavy sea) or the vessel’s being loaded more heavily at the ends. Compare with sag. PHRASES: go (the) whole hog inf. do something completely or thoroughly. live high on (or off) the hog inf. have a luxurious lifestyle.DERIVATIVES: hog·ger n. hog·ger·y / ˈhôgərē; ˈhäg-/ n. hog·gish adj. hog·gish·ly adv. hog·like / -ˌlīk/ adj. |
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"hog." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "hog." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-hog.html "hog." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-hog.html |
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hog a domesticated pig, especially a castrated male reared for slaughter; often taken as a type of undiscriminating greed. The word is recorded from Old English (in form hogg, hocg), perhaps of Celtic origin and related to Welsh hwch and Cornish hoch ‘pig, sow’.
go the whole hog in informal usage, do something completely or thoroughly; of several origins suggested, one interprets hog as the American slang term for a ten cent piece; another refers the idiom to one of William Cowper's poems (1779), which discusses Muslim uncertainty about which parts of the pig are acceptable as food, leading to the ‘whole hog’ being eaten, because of confusion over Muhammad's teaching. live high on the hog in North American informal usage, have a luxurious lifestyle. See also the cat, the rat, and Lovell our dog, Rule all England under the hog, every hog has its Martinmas. |
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "hog." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "hog." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-hog.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "hog." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-hog.html |
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1. A device from the days of sail for cleaning the fouling off a ship's bottom when it was not copper sheathed. It was formed by enclosing a number of birch twigs between two planks, binding them together securely. The tops of the twigs were then cut off to form a stiff broom. The hog was guided under the ship's bottom by a long staff attached to the hog and drawn upwards by two ropes, one at each end of the hog, which was held hard against the ship's side by the staff. This operation was usually conducted from one of the ship's boats and was an alternative to breaming. For hogging lines see collision mat. 2. When used as a verb, a ship is said to be hogged when its bow and stern have drooped. It is also used as an adjective: when a ship's bow and stern are poised over the trough either side of a wave, the ship is said to be subject to a hogging stress. |
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"hog." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "hog." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-hog.html "hog." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-hog.html |
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hog v. (usually be hogged) distort (a ship) by supporting it in the center and allowing the bow and stern to droop.
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"hog." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "hog." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-hog.html "hog." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-hog.html |
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hog (esp. castrated) swine OE.: young sheep XIV; coarse or filthy person XV. Late OE. hogg, hocg, of unkn. orig.
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T. F. HOAD. "hog." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "hog." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-hog.html T. F. HOAD. "hog." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-hog.html |
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hog see swine . |
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"hog." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "hog." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-hog.html "hog." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-hog.html |
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hog See pig
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"hog." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "hog." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-hog.html "hog." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-hog.html |
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•agog, befog, blog, bog, clog, cog, dog, flog, fog, frog, grog, hog, Hogg, hotdog, jog, log, nog, prog, slog, smog, snog, sprog, tautog, tog, trog, wog
•hangdog • lapdog • seadog • sheepdog
•watchdog • bulldog • gundog • firedog
•underdog • pettifog • pedagogue
•demagogue • synagogue • sandhog
•hedgehog • warthog • groundhog
•roadhog • backlog • Kellogg • weblog
•eclogue
•epilogue (US epilog)
•prologue (US prolog) • footslog
•ideologue
•dialogue (US dialog) • duologue
•Decalogue
•analog, analogue (US analog)
•monologue • apologue
•catalogue (US catalog) • travelogue
•eggnog • leapfrog • bullfrog
•Taganrog
•golliwog, polliwog
•phizog • Herzog
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"hog." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "hog." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-hog.html "hog." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-hog.html |
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