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hogs

/hɒɡz/ /hɔːɡz/

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noun

Any animal belonging to the Suidae family of mammals, especially the pig, the warthog, and the boar.

Examples :

"The farmer raises hogs to sell for meat. "

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(specifically) An adult swine (contrasted with a pig, a young swine).

Examples :

"The farmer separated the hogs from the younger pigs to ensure they had enough space to eat. "

animal agriculture food

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A greedy person; one who refuses to share.

Examples :

""At the pizza party, Michael was a hog, taking almost all the slices for himself and leaving none for the others." "

character person attitude moral

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A large motorcycle, particularly a Harley-Davidson.

Examples :

"Every Saturday, the biker club polishes their hogs and goes for a long ride. "

vehicle technology machine

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A young sheep that has not been shorn.

Examples :

"The farmer separated the lambs from the hogs, as he planned to shear the older sheep first. "

animal agriculture

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

Examples :

"The shipyard worker used hogs to scrub the algae off the hull of the ship before repainting it. "

nautical sailing utensil

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

Examples :

"The papermill worker carefully monitored the hogs to ensure the pulp was consistently mixed for the best paper quality. "

machine device utensil industry technical

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A shilling coin; its value, 12 old pence.

Examples :

"My grandfather told me that back in his day, a movie ticket cost just a few hogs. "

value history economy

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A tanner, a sixpence coin; its value.

Examples :

"The shopkeeper said the old coin was worth two hogs. "

value history finance

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A half-crown coin; its value, 30 old pence.

Examples :

""Back in the day, you could buy a loaf of bread for just two hogs." "

value history economy

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The effect of the middle of the hull of a ship rising while the ends droop

Examples :

"The ship's hogs caused the captain to adjust the cargo placement. "

nautical sailing

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To greedily take more than one's share, to take precedence at the expense of another or others.

Examples :

"Hey! Quit hogging all the blankets."

attitude character business economy moral value

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To clip the mane of a horse, making it short and bristly.

Examples :

"The groom hogged the horse's mane, preparing it for the upcoming competition. "

animal appearance

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To scrub with a hog, or scrubbing broom.

Examples :

"She hogs the dirty floor every Saturday morning to keep it clean. "

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To cause the keel of a ship to arch upwards (the opposite of sag).

Examples :

"The old wooden ship hogs slightly in heavy seas, its bow and stern rising above the waves. "

nautical sailing

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To process (bark, etc.) into hog fuel.

Examples :

"The mill hogs the waste bark and wood scraps to create hog fuel for generating electricity. "

fuel process industry technical agriculture

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A quahog (clam)

Examples :

"We dug for hogs at the beach during low tide and made clam chowder. "

food animal ocean