HOG, n. 1. A swine; a general name of that species of animal.2. In England, a castrated sheep of a year old.3. A bullock of a year old.4. A brutal fellow; one who is mean and filthy.5. Among seamen, a sort of scrubbing-broom for scraping a ship's bottom under water.HOG, v.t. To scrape a ship's bottom under water. 1. To carry on the back. [Local.]2. To cut the hair short, like the bristles of a hog. [Local.]HOG, v.i. To bend, so as to resemble in some degree a hog's back; as, a ship hogs in lanching.
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