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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Paronymous :: Paronymous (a.) Having a similar sound, but different orthography and different meaning; -- said of certain words, as al/ and awl; hair and hare, etc..
Photolithographer :: Photolithographer (n.) One who practices, or one who employs, photolithography..
Bunodonts :: Bunodonts (n. pl.) A division of the herbivorous mammals including the hogs and hippopotami; -- so called because the teeth are tuberculated.
Orthographically :: Orthographically (adv.) In an orthographical manne.
Hog :: Hog (n.) A rough, flat scrubbing broom for scrubbing a ship's bottom under water..
Pathogeny :: Pathogeny (n.) That branch of pathology which treats of the generation and development of disease.
Heliotypy :: Heliotypy (n.) A method of transferring pictures from photographic negatives to hardened gelatin plates from which impressions are produced on paper as by lithography.
Boshvark :: Boshvark (n.) The bush hog. See under Bush, a thicket..
Muskwood :: Muskwood (n.) The wood of a West Indian tree of the Mahogany family (Moschoxylum Swartzii).
Flitch :: Flitch (n.) The side of a hog salted and cured; a side of bacon.
Haslet :: Haslet (n.) The edible viscera, as the heart, liver, etc., of a beast, esp. of a hog..
Oreodon :: Oreodon (n.) A genus of extinct herbivorous mammals, abundant in the Tertiary formation of the Rocky Mountains. It is more or less related to the camel, hog, and deer..
Elevation :: Elevation (n.) A geometrical projection of a building, or other object, on a plane perpendicular to the horizon; orthographic projection on a vertical plane; -- called by the ancients the orthography..
Lithotint :: Lithotint (n.) A kind of lithography by which the effect of a tinted drawing is produced, as if made with India ink..
Tun :: Tun (n.) A certain measure for liquids, as for wine, equal to two pipes, four hogsheads, or 252 gallons. In different countries, the tun differs in quantity..
Ham :: Ham (n.) The thigh of any animal; especially, the thigh of a hog cured by salting and smoking..
Hogfish :: Hogfish (n.) A large West Indian and Florida food fish (Lachnolaemus).
Pot :: Pot (v. t.) To drain; as, to pot sugar, by taking it from the cooler, and placing it in hogsheads, etc., having perforated heads, through which the molasses drains off..
Hogging :: Hogging (n.) Drooping at the ends; arching;-in distinction from sagging.
Venus :: Venus (n.) Any one of numerous species of marine bivalve shells of the genus Venus or family Veneridae. Many of these shells are large, and ornamented with beautiful frills; others are smooth, glossy, and handsomely colored. Some of the larger species, as the round clam, or quahog, are valued for food..
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