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Definition: Water hog
Water hog
\Wa"ter hog`\ (Zo["o]l.)
The capybara.
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Hog
\Hog\ (h[o^]g), n. [Prob. akin to E. hack to cut, and
meaning orig., a castrated boar; cf. also W. hwch swine, sow,
Armor. houc'h, hoc'h. Cf.
Haggis,
Hogget, and
Hoggerel.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A quadruped of the genus
Sus, and allied
genera of
Suid[ae]; esp., the domesticated varieties of
Sus scrofa, kept for their fat and meat, called,
respectively,
lard and
pork; swine; porker;
specifically, a castrated boar; a barrow.
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Note: The domestic hogs of Siam, China, and parts of Southern
Europe, are thought to have been derived from
Sus Indicus
.
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2. A mean, filthy, or gluttonous fellow. [Low.]
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3. A young sheep that has not been shorn. [Eng.]
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4. (Naut.) A rough, flat scrubbing broom for scrubbing a
ship's bottom under water. --Totten.
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5. (Paper Manuf.) A device for mixing and stirring the pulp
of which paper is made.
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Bush hog,
Ground hog, etc.. See under
Bush,
Ground,
etc.
Hog caterpillar (Zo["o]l.), 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 (Zo["o]l.), 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
(
Spondias 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 (Zo["o]l.), the peccary.
Water hog. (Zo["o]l.) See
Capybara.
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