Definition of "hog" []

• Any of various mammals of the family Suidae, which includes the domesticated pig as well as wild species, such as the boar and the wart hog. (noun)
• A domesticated pig, especially one weighing over 54 kilograms (120 pounds). (noun)
• A self-indulgent, gluttonous, or filthy person. (noun)
• One that uses too much of something. (noun)
• Chiefly British A young sheep before it has been shorn. (noun)

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• "The following question was a favourite topic for discussion, and the acutest logicians never resolved it: "When a hog is carried to market with a rope tied about his neck, which is held at the other end by a man, whether is the _hog_ carried to market by the"
• "The term hog appeared singularly inappropriate as applied to him."
• "The biggest hog is almost always firefox (unfortunately)."