hogger
1 of 2noun (1)
hog·ger
ˈhägər,
ˈhəg-
plural -s
1
chiefly Scottish : a stocking made without a foot and worn as a gaiter
2
chiefly Scottish : an old stocking used for keeping money
hogger
2 of 2noun (2)
hog·ger
ˈhȯgə(r),
ˈhäg-
plural -s
1
a
: a machine tool that takes heavy cuts at high speed
b
: hog sense 6
2
a
slang : a locomotive engineer
called also hoghead
b
: hog feeder
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
origin unknown
Noun (2)
partly from hog entry 1 + -er; partly from hog entry 2 + -er
First Known Use
Noun (1)
1666, in the meaning defined at sense 1