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<hw>Hoe</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Hoed</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Hoeing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>houer</ets>.]</ety> <def>To cut, dig, scrape, turn, arrange, or clean, with a hoe; <as>as, to <ex>hoe</ex> the earth in a garden</as>; also, to clear from weeds, or to loosen or arrange the earth about, with a hoe; <as>as, to <ex>hoe</ex> corn</as>.</def>

<cs><col>To hoe one's row</col>, <cd>to do one's share of a job. <mark>[Colloq.]</mark></cd></cs>

<h1>Hoe</h1> <Xpage=697>

<hw>Hoe</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To use a hoe; to labor with a hoe.</def>

<h1>Hoecake</h1> <Xpage=697>

<hw>Hoe"cake`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A cake of Indian meal, water, and salt, baked before the fire or in the ashes; -- so called because often cooked on a hoe.</def> <mark>[Southern U.S.]</mark>

<h1>Hoemother</h1> <Xpage=697>

<hw>Hoe"moth`er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[A local Orkney name; cf. Icel.<ets>h\'ber</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The basking or liver shark; -- called also <altname>homer</altname>. See <cref>Liver shark</cref>, under <er>Liver</er>.</def>

<h1>Hoful</h1> <Xpage=697>

<hw>Ho"ful</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[AS.<ets>hogful</ets>, <ets>hohful</ets>, fr. <ets>hogu</ets> care, anxiety.]</ety> <def>Careful; wary.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Stapleton.</i>

<h1>Hog</h1> <Xpage=697>

<hw>Hog</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Prob. akin to E. <ets>hack</ets> to cut, and meaning orig., a castrated boar; cf. also W. <ets>hwch</ets> swine, sow, Armor. <ets>houc'h</ets>, <ets>hoc'h</ets>. Cf. <er>Haggis</er>, <er>Hogget</er>, and <er>Hoggerel</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A quadruped of the genus <spn>Sus</spn>, and allied genera of <spn>Suid\'91</spn>; esp., the domesticated varieties of <spn>S. scrofa</spn>, kept for their fat and meat, called, respectively, <i>lard</i> and <i>pork</i>; swine; porker; specifically, a castrated boar; a barrow.</def>

<note>&hand; The domestic hogs of Siam, China, and parts of Southern Europe, are thought to have been derived from <spn>Sus Indicus</spn>.</note>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A mean, filthy, or gluttonous fellow.</def> <mark>[Low.]</mark>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>A young sheep that has not been shorn.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark>

<p><b>4.</b> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A rough, flat scrubbing broom for scrubbing a ship's bottom under water.</def>

<i>Totten.</i>

<p><b>5.</b> <def>(Paper Manuf.) A device for mixing and stirring the pulp of which paper is made.</def>

<cs><mcol><col>Bush hog</col>, <col>Ground hog</col>, <col>etc</col></mcol>. <cd>See under <er>Bush</er>, <er>Ground</er>, etc.</cd> -- <col>Hog caterpillar</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>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 <er>Hawk moth</er>.</cd> -- <col>Hog cholera</col>, <cd>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.</cd> It is fatal in from one to six days, or ends in a slow, uncertain recovery. <i>Law (Farmer's Veter. Adviser. )</i>-- <col>Hog deer</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the axis deer.</cd> -- <col>Hog gum</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>West Indian tree (<spn>Symphonia globulifera</spn>), yielding an aromatic gum.</cd> -- <col>Hog of wool</col>, <cd>the trade name for the fleece or wool of sheep of the second year.</cd> -- <col>Hog peanut</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a kind of earth pea.</cd> -- <col>Hog plum</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a tropical tree, of the genus <spn>Spondias</spn> (<spn>S. lutea</spn>), with fruit somewhat resembling plums, but chiefly eaten by hogs. It is found in the West Indies.</cd> -- <col>Hog's bean</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the plant henbane.</cd> -- <col>Hog's bread</col>.<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Sow bread</er>.</cd> -- <col>Hog's fennel</col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Fennel</er>.</cd> -- <col>Mexican hog</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the peccary.</cd> -- <col>Water hog</col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Capybara</er>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Hog</h1> <Xpage=697>

<hw>Hog</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Hogged</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Hogging</er>.]</wordforms> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To cut short like bristles; <as>as, to <ex>hog</ex> the mane of a horse</as>.</def>

<i>Smart.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>To scrub with a hog, or scrubbing broom.</def>

<h1>Hog</h1> <Xpage=697>

<hw>Hog</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>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.</def>

<h1>Hogback</h1> <Xpage=697>

<hw>Hog"back`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>An upward curve or very obtuse angle in the upper surface of any member, as of a timber laid horizontally; -- the opposite of <i>camber</i>.</def>