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1. <zoology> A quadruped of the genus Sus, and allied genera of Suidae; especially, the domesticated varieties of S. Scrofa, kept for their fat and meat, called, respectively, lard and pork; swine; porker; specifically, a castrated boar; a barrow.

The domestic hogs of Siam, China, and parts of Southern Europe, are thought to have been derived from Sus Indicus.

2. A mean, filthy, or gluttonous fellow.

3. A young sheep that has not been shorn.

4. A rough, flat scrubbing broom for scrubbing a ship's bottom under water.

5. (Paper Manuf) A device for mixing and stirring the pulp of which paper is made. Bush hog, Ground hog, etc. See Bush, Ground, etc. Hog caterpillar, the axis deer.

<botany> Hog gum See Capybara.

Origin: 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.

Source: Websters Dictionary