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ˈhog-ˌkilling
[hog n. 12 b.]
The killing of a pig. hog-killing time U.S., the time when pigs are killed; a time of special enjoyment; also absol.
1817in A. Royall Lett. fr. Alabama (1830) 36 It was hog-killing day at Wills. a1883G. W. Bagby Old Virginia Gentleman (1910) 96 They are the fixtures used at hog⁓killing time.
1879Harper's Mag. Nov. 812/1, I..was as big as a dog at hog-killing. 1903A. Adams Log of Cowboy xiii. 83 According to their report the boys had had a hog⁓killing-time. 1927H. A. Vachell Dew of Sea etc. 259 When I ask my friends to have a hog-killing-time with me, I foot all bills. 1933Amer. Speech VIII. 49/2 Hog⁓killing, any sort of hilarious celebration or jollification. We-all shore did have a hawg-killin' time over t' th' dance t'other night. 1951Publ. Amer. Dial. Soc. xiv. 37 Hog killing time is a season of severe and lasting cold weather, required for the preserving of the meat; also a time of plenty and rejoicing. |