Hog"ging (?), n. (Naut.) Drooping at the ends; arching; -- in
distinction from sagging.
Hogging frame. See Hogframe.
Hog"gish (?), a. Swinish; gluttonous; filthy; selfish. -- Hog"gish*ly,
adv. -- Hog"gish*ness, n.
Is not a hoggish life the height of some men's wishes?
Shaftesbury.
Hogh (h), n. [Icel. haugr hill, mound; akin to E. high. See High.] A
hill; a cliff. [Obs.] Spenser.
Hog"herd (?), n. A swineherd. W. Browne.
Hog`ma*nay" (&?;), n. The old name, in Scotland, for the last day of
the year, on which children go about singing, and receive a dole of
bread or cakes; also, the entertainment given on that day to a visitor,
or the gift given to an applicant. [Scot.]
Hog"nose`snake" (?). (Zoˆl.) A harmless North American snake of the
genus Heterodon, esp. H. platyrhynos; -- called also puffing adder,
blowing adder, and sand viper.
Hog"nut` (?), n. (Bot.) (a) The pignut. See Hickory. (b) In England,
the Bunium flexuosum, a tuberous plant.
Ho"go (?), n. [Corrupted from F. haut go˚t.] High flavor; strong scent.
[Obs.] Halliwell.
Hog"pen` (?), n. A pen or sty for hogs.
Hog"reeve` (?), n. [See Reeve.] A civil officer charged with the duty
of impounding hogs running at large. [New Eng.] Bartlett.
Hog"ring`er (?), n. One who puts rings into the snouts of hogs.
Hog's"-back` (?), n. (Geol.) A hogback.
Hog"score` (?), n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Curling) A distance line drawn
across the rink or course between the middle line and the tee. [Scot.]
Hogs"head (?), n. [D. okshoofd; akin to Sw. oxhufvud, Dan. oxehoved, G.
oxhoft; apparently meaning orig., ox head, but it is not known why this
name was given. Cf. Ox, Head.] 1. An English measure of capacity,
containing 63 wine gallons, or about 52Ω imperial gallons; a half pipe.
The London hogshead of beer was 54 beer gallons, the London hogshead of
ale was 48 ale gallons. Elsewhere in England the ale and beer hogsheads
held 51 gallons. These measures are no longer in use, except for cider.
2. A large cask or barrel, of indefinite contents; esp. one containing
from 100 to 140 gallons. [U. S.]
Hog"skin` (?), n. Leather tanned from a hog's skin. Also used
adjectively.
Hog"sty` (?), n.; pl. Hogsties (&?;). A pen, house, or inclosure, for
hogs.
Hog"wash` (?), n. Swill. Arbuthnot.
Hog"weed` (?), n. (Bot.) (a) A common weed (Ambrosia artemisiÊge). See
Ambrosia, 3. (b) In England, the Heracleum Sphondylium.
Hoi"den (?), n. [OE. hoydon a lout, rustic, OD. heyden a heathen,
gypsy, vagabond, D. heiden, fr. OD. heyde heath, D. heide. See Heathen,
Heath.] [Written also hoyden.] 1. A rude, clownish youth. [Obs.]
Milton.