Definition of hog

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Hog (n.) A quadruped of the genus Sus, and allied genera of Suidae; esp., the domesticated varieties of S. scrofa, kept for their fat and meat, called, respectively, lard and pork; swine; porker; specifically, a castrated boar; a barrow..

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Shog :: Shog (v. i.) To jog; to move on.
Griskin :: Griskin (n.) The spine of a hog.
Hogreeve :: Hogreeve (n.) A civil officer charged with the duty of impounding hogs running at large.
Shoat :: Shoat (n.) A young hog. Same as Shote.
Physiogeny :: Physiogeny (n.) The germ history of the functions, or the history of the development of vital activities, in the individual, being one of the branches of ontogeny. See Morphogeny..
Roe :: Roe (n.) A mottled appearance of light and shade in wood, especially in mahogany..
Hedgehog :: Hedgehog (n.) A form of dredging machine.
Hogback :: Hogback (n.) A ridge formed by tilted strata; hence, any ridge with a sharp summit, and steeply sloping sides..
Orthography :: Orthography (n.) The part of grammar which treats of the letters, and of the art of spelling words correctly..
Chromolithographic :: Chromolithographic (a.) Pertaining to, or made by, chromolithography..
Bristle :: Bristle (v. t.) To erect the bristles of; to cause to stand up, as the bristles of an angry hog; -- sometimes with up..
Orthographically :: Orthographically (adv.) according to orthographic projection.
Barbecue :: Barbecue (v. t.) To roast or broil whole, as an ox or hog..
Khaya :: Khaya (n.) A lofty West African tree (Khaya Senegalensis), related to the mahogany, which it resembles in the quality of the wood. The bark is used as a febrifuge..
Hoggerpipe :: Hoggerpipe (n.) The upper terminal pipe of a mining pump.
Porket :: Porket (n.) A young hog; a pig.
Pachydermata :: Pachydermata (n. pl.) A group of hoofed mammals distinguished for the thickness of their skins, including the elephant, hippopotamus, rhinoceros, tapir, horse, and hog. It is now considered an artificial group..
Omnivora :: Omnivora (n. pl.) A group of ungulate mammals including the hog and the hippopotamus. The term is also sometimes applied to the bears, and to certain passerine birds..
Hogherd :: Hogherd (n.) A swineherd.
Puerco :: Puerco (n.) A hog.
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