hoggˈerel noun

A yearling sheep

hoggˈery noun

1. Hogs collectively
2. Hoggishness of character
3. Coarseness

hoggˈet noun

A yearling sheep or colt

hoggˈish adjective

hoggˈishly adverb

hoggˈishness noun

hogˈhood noun

The nature of a hog

hogˈback or hog'sˈ-back noun

A hill-ridge, an ancient monument, or other object, shaped like a hog's back, ie curving down towards the ends

hog badger noun

An Asian badger with an elongated snout

hogˈ-cholera noun

Swine fever

hogˈ-deer noun

A small Indian deer

hogˈfish noun

A fish of N Atlantic waters, with bristles on its head

hogˈ-frame noun

A frame built to resist vertical flexure

hog heaven noun (US inf)

A condition of supreme happiness, contentment or pleasure

hogˈ-mane noun

A mane clipped short or naturally short and upright

hogˈ-maned adjective

hogˈnose noun

Any of various species of short-bodied, harmless American snakes (genus Heterodon)

hogˈnut noun

The earth-nut

hogˈ-pen noun

A pigsty

hogˈ-plum noun

A West Indian tree (genus Spondias) of the cashew family, the fruit of which is relished by pigs

hogˈ-rat noun

The hutia, a West Indian rodent (genus Capromys)

hogˈ-reeve or hogˈ-constable noun

An officer whose duty was to round up stray swine

hogˈ-ringer noun

A person who puts rings into the snouts of hogs

hogˈ-shouther /-shooˈdhər/ transitive verb (Scot)

To jostle with the shoulder

hogˈ-skin noun

Leather made of the skin of pigs, pigskin

hog's pudding noun

A hog's entrails stuffed with various ingredients

hogˈtie transitive verb

1. To tie (a person) up so as to prevent any movement of the arms or legs
2. To thwart, stymie, frustrate, impede

hogˈward /-wörd/ noun

A swineherd

hogˈwash noun

1. The refuse of a kitchen, brewery, etc given to pigs
2. Thin worthless stuff
3. Insincere nonsense

hogˈweed noun

1. The cow parsnip
2. Applied also to many other coarse plants

bring one's hogs to a fine market

To make a complete mess of something

go the whole hog see under whole

hog in armour

A boor in fine clothes

hog it (slang)

1. To eat greedily
2. To live in a slovenly fashion