| 单词 | hog-killing time |
| 释义 | > as lemmashog-killing time 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. < as lemmas |
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