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2. A mean, filthy, or gluttonous fellow. [Low.]

3. A young sheep that has not been shorn. [Eng.]

4. (Naut.) A rough, flat scrubbing broom for scrubbing a ship's bottom under water. Totten.

5. (Paper Manuf.) A device for mixing and stirring the pulp of which paper is made.

Bush hog, Ground hog, etc.. See under Bush, Ground, etc. -- Hog caterpillar (Zoˆl.), the larva of the green grapevine sphinx; -- so called because the head and first three segments are much smaller than those behind them, so as to make a resemblance to a hog's snout. See Hawk moth. -- Hog cholera, an epidemic contagious fever of swine, attended by liquid, fetid, diarrhea, and by the appearance on the skin and mucous membrane of spots and patches of a scarlet, purple, or black color. It is fatal in from one to six days, or ends in a slow, uncertain recovery. Law (Farmer's Veter. Adviser.) -- Hog deer (Zoˆl.), the axis deer. -- Hog gum (Bot.), West Indian tree (Symphonia globulifera), yielding an aromatic gum. -- Hog of wool, the trade name for the fleece or wool of sheep of the second year. -- Hog peanut (Bot.), a kind of earth pea. -- Hog plum (Bot.), a tropical tree, of the genus Spondias (S. lutea), with fruit somewhat resembling plums, but chiefly eaten by hogs. It is found in the West Indies. -- Hog's bean (Bot.), the plant henbane. -- Hog's bread.(Bot.) See Sow bread. -- Hog's fennel. (Bot.) See under Fennel. -- Mexican hog (Zoˆl.), the peccary. -- Water hog. (Zoˆl.) See Capybara.

Hog, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hogged (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Hogging.] 1. To cut short like bristles; as, to hog the mane of a horse. Smart.

2. (Naut.) To scrub with a hog, or scrubbing broom.

Hog, v. i. (Naut.) To become bent upward in the middle, like a hog's back; -- said of a ship broken or strained so as to have this form.

Hog"back` (?), n. 1. (Arch.) An upward curve or very obtuse angle in the upper surface of any member, as of a timber laid horizontally; -- the opposite of camber.

2. (Naut.) See Hogframe.

3. (Geol.) A ridge formed by tilted strata; hence, any ridge with a sharp summit, and steeply sloping sides.

Hog"chain` (?), n. A chain or tie rod, in a boat or barge, to prevent the vessel from hogging.

Hog"chok`er (?), n. (Zoˆl.) An American sole (Achirus lineatus, or A. achirus), related to the European sole, but of no market value.

Hog"cote` (?), n. A shed for swine; a sty.

Hog"fish` (?), n. (Zoˆl.) (a) A large West Indian and Florida food fish (LachnolÊmus). (b) The pigfish or sailor's choice. (c) An American fresh-water fish; the log perch. (d) A large, red, spiny-headed, European marine fish (ScorpÊna scrofa).

Hog"frame` (?), n. (Steam Vessels) A trussed frame extending fore and aft, usually above deck, and intended to increase the longitudinal strength and stiffness. Used chiefly in American river and lake steamers. Called also hogging frame, and hogback.

Hogged (?), a. (Naut.) Broken or strained so as to have an upward curve between the ends. See Hog, v. i.

Hog"ger (?), n. A stocking without a foot, worn by coal miners at work.

Hog"ger*el (?), n. [From the same source as hog; prob. orig., a sheep clipped the first year. See Hog.] A sheep of the second year. [Written also hogrel.] Ash.

Hog"ger-pipe` (-pp`), n. (Mining) The upper terminal pipe of a mining pump. Raymond.

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Hog"ger-pump" (hg"gr-pmp`), n. (Mining) The top pump in the pit. Raymond.

Hog"ger*y (?), n. Hoggish character or manners; selfishness; greed; beastliness.

Crime and shame And all their hoggery.

Mrs. Browning.

Hog"get (?), n. [See Hog, and Hoggerel.] 1. A young boar of the second year.

2. A sheep or colt alter it has passed its first year.

Hog"ging (?), n. (Naut.) Drooping at the ends; arching; -- in distinction from sagging.