hog-killingn.

Brit.

/ˈhɒɡˌkɪlɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈhɔɡˌkɪlɪŋ/,

/ˈhɑɡˌkɪlɪŋ/

Forms: see hog n.¹ and killing n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hog n.¹, killing n.

Etymology: < hog n.¹ + killing n.

U.S.

The action or practice of killing a hog or hogs; an instance of this. Also: a celebration or event at which a hog or hogs are killed.Recorded earliest in attributive use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping of pigs > [noun] > pig-killing time

hog-killing1817

society > leisure > social event > festive occasion > specific festivities > [noun] > rustic festivities

harvest home1573

maiden1806

hog-killing1817

melon feast1826

crop-over1894

1817 in A. Royall Lett. from Alabama (1830) 36 It was hog-killing day at Wills.

1828 L. Simond Tour Italy & Sicily 436 The boar-hunt is much like hog-killing on a great scale.

1879 Harper's Mag. Nov. 812/1 I..was as big as a dog at hog-killing.

1921 C. Greer-Petrie Angeline at Seelbach 23 We run in old man Armour, right in the midst of a big hog killin'.

1942 Z. N. Hurston Dust Tracks on Road 36 She was gone to Woodbridge..to eat at a hog-killing.

1969 Ann. Assoc. Amer. Geographers 59 473/2 Many planters kept no hogs at all, and their records show them purchasing huge quantities of meat during January and February (the hog-killing season).

2005 Lexington (Kentucky) Herald-Leader (Nexis) 20 Nov. (A la Carte section) 2 Fried pork chops are a tradition related directly to hog killing and mountain living.

Compounds

hog-killing time n. the time of year at which hogs are killed; (also figurative) a period of enjoyment or entertainment.

ΚΠ

1822 W. Cobbett Cottage Econ. Index p. iii Methodist, parson, about hog-killing time.

1903 A. Adams Log of Cowboy xiii. 83 According to their report the boys had had a hog~killing-time.

1927 H. A. Vachell Dew of Sea & Other Stories 259 When I ask my friends to have a hog-killing-time with me, I foot all bills.

1986 E. M. Mickler White Trash Cooking vii. 115 Cracklins are the skins and other pieces left after the rendering of pork fat at hog-killing time (in the Fall after the first cold snap).

2008 News & Observer (Raleigh, N. Carolina) (Nexis) 25 Jan. b3 Winter used to be hog killing time for farm families in Eastern North Carolina, but few people raise, kill and dress their own pigs anymore.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hog-killing
释义	hog-killingn. Brit. /ˈhɒɡˌkɪlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈhɔɡˌkɪlɪŋ/, /ˈhɑɡˌkɪlɪŋ/ Forms: see hog n.¹ and killing n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hog n.¹, killing n. Etymology: < hog n.¹ + killing n. U.S. The action or practice of killing a hog or hogs; an instance of this. Also: a celebration or event at which a hog or hogs are killed.Recorded earliest in attributive use. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping of pigs > [noun] > pig-killing time hog-killing1817 society > leisure > social event > festive occasion > specific festivities > [noun] > rustic festivities harvest home1573 maiden1806 hog-killing1817 melon feast1826 crop-over1894 1817 in A. Royall Lett. from Alabama (1830) 36 It was hog-killing day at Wills. 1828 L. Simond Tour Italy & Sicily 436 The boar-hunt is much like hog-killing on a great scale. 1879 Harper's Mag. Nov. 812/1 I..was as big as a dog at hog-killing. 1921 C. Greer-Petrie Angeline at Seelbach 23 We run in old man Armour, right in the midst of a big hog killin'. 1942 Z. N. Hurston Dust Tracks on Road 36 She was gone to Woodbridge..to eat at a hog-killing. 1969 Ann. Assoc. Amer. Geographers 59 473/2 Many planters kept no hogs at all, and their records show them purchasing huge quantities of meat during January and February (the hog-killing season). 2005 Lexington (Kentucky) Herald-Leader (Nexis) 20 Nov. (A la Carte section) 2 Fried pork chops are a tradition related directly to hog killing and mountain living. Compounds hog-killing time n. the time of year at which hogs are killed; (also figurative) a period of enjoyment or entertainment. ΚΠ 1822 W. Cobbett Cottage Econ. Index p. iii Methodist, parson, about hog-killing time. 1903 A. Adams Log of Cowboy xiii. 83 According to their report the boys had had a hog~killing-time. 1927 H. A. Vachell Dew of Sea & Other Stories 259 When I ask my friends to have a hog-killing-time with me, I foot all bills. 1986 E. M. Mickler White Trash Cooking vii. 115 Cracklins are the skins and other pieces left after the rendering of pork fat at hog-killing time (in the Fall after the first cold snap). 2008 News & Observer (Raleigh, N. Carolina) (Nexis) 25 Jan. b3 Winter used to be hog killing time for farm families in Eastern North Carolina, but few people raise, kill and dress their own pigs anymore. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1817
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