hog

The term ‘hog’ is commonly used for:

(A)

a wild or domesticated swine (commonly called “pig” or “hog”)

(B)  a domestic male pig whose sex organs are removed, kept on farms for its meat

(C)

a domestic pig that weighs more than 50 Kg.

male ~~ boar

female ~~ sow

baby ~~ shoat, farrow (?)

group ~~ drove, herd, drift, parcel; farrow (for baby pigs)

voice ~~ grunt

home ~~ sty, pig sty (man-made)

{The meat of the hog (pig) eaten by people is called ‘pork’; and the meat from the back and sides of a pig/hog is called ‘bacon’.}

(D) [In Scottish English – also with the spelling “hogg” and with the spelling 'hogget' in New Zealand]

a year old lamb (young of a sheep) whose sex organs are removed, kept on farms for its meat; and also for its wool

Special Features:

The domestic hogs are one of the important food sources for people; the wild hog is hunted for its meat and sport.

The ‘pygmy hog’ is the world’s smallest pig (hog), found in India.

Hogs are kept on farms for their meat (pork, bacon), skin which is made into leather and the rough hair which is used in making paint brushes!

Figures of Speech:

1.

hog (noun)  =

(a)

a M60 machine gun (?)

(b)  a penis (the sex organ of a man)  {not to be used in formal situations}

(c)  a dirty person who eats too much greedily (a dirty glutton)

(d)

a big heavy motorcycle

2.

the Hogs  =  a particular defence position in American football game

3.

water hog  =  a machine that removes water from cricket pitches and putting greens (‘cricket pitch’ = the smooth surface where a ball is thrown to a batsman in the game cricket; ‘putting greens’ = the grassy field in the game of golf)

4.

server hog  =  a user related program and system in computer technology

5.

road-hog  =  a traveller (especially a motorist) who uses the road recklessly unmindful of others’ safety

6.

to hog (verb)  =

(a)  to take selfishly all or more than the fair share of something

(b)  to cause the back of a person or something to bend (arch) like that of a hog

(c)  to cut short something, e.g. a horse’s mane (the long hair on the back of the neck)

7.

hogwash  =

(a)  {American usage} nonsense

(b)  worthless or poor quality stuff, especially some poor writing

8.

hog-age  =  the teenage (= the age between boyhood and manhood)

9.

hog-headed  =  (of a person) stupid, head-strong

10.

hog-back (hog’s back)  =  the ridge of a hill

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