Webster's Dictionary 1913

2539

Hoe

Hoe (?), n. [OF. hoe, F. houe; of German origin, cf. OHG. houwa, howa, G. haue, fr. OHG. houwan to hew. See Hew to cut.] 1. A tool chiefly for digging up weeds, and arranging th...

2540

Hoe (2)

Hoe, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Hoed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Hoeing.] [Cf. F. houer.] To cut, dig, scrape, turn, arrange, or clean, with a hoe; as, to hoe the earth in a garden; also, to cl...

2541

Hoe (3)

Hoe, v. i. To use a hoe; to labor with a hoe.

2542

Hoecake

Hoe″cake′ (?), n. A cake of Indian meal, water, and salt, baked before the fire or in the ashes; — so called because often cooked on a hoe.

2543

Hoemother

Hoe″moth′er (?), n. [A local Orkney name; cf. Icel. hār.] (Zoöl.) The basking or liver shark; — called also homer. See Liver shark, under Liver.

2544

Hoful

Ho″ful (?), a. [AS. hogful, hohful, fr. hogu care, anxiety.] Careful; wary. Stapleton.

2545

Hog

Hog (hŏg), 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. (Zoöl....

2546

Hog (2)

Hog, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Hogged (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Hogging.] 1. To cut short like bristles; as, to hog the mane of a horse. Smart.2. (Naut.) To scrub with a hog, or scrubbing br...

2547

Hog (3)

Hog, v. i.(Naut.) To become bent upward in the middle, like a hog's back; — said of a ship broken or strained so as to have this form.

2548

Hog's-back

Hog's″–back′ (?), n.(Geol.) A hogback.

2549

Hogback

Hog″back′ (?), n. 1. (Arch.) An upward curve or very obtuse angle in the upper surface of any member, as of a timber laid horizontally; — the opposite of camber.2. (Naut.) See H...

2550

Hogchain

Hog″chain′ (?), n. A chain or tie rod, in a boat or barge, to prevent the vessel from hogging.

2551

Hogchoker

Hog″chok′er (?), n.(Zoöl.) An American sole (Achirus lineatus, or A. achirus), related to the European sole, but of no market value.

2552

Hogcote

Hog″cote′ (?), n. A shed for swine; a sty.

2553

Hogfish

Hog″fish′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) (a) A large West Indian and Florida food fish (Lachnolæmus). (b) The pigfish or sailor's choice. (c) An American fresh-water fish; the log perch. (d) A ...

2554

Hogframe

Hog″frame′ (?), n.(Steam Vessels) A trussed frame extending fore and aft, usually above deck, and intended to increase the longitudinal strength and stiffness. Used chiefly in A...

2555

Hogged

Hogged (?), a.(Naut.) Broken or strained so as to have an upward curve between the ends. See Hog, v. i.

2556

Hogger

Hog″ger (?), n. A stocking without a foot, worn by coal miners at work.

2557

Hogger-pipe

Hog″ger–pipe′ (–pīp′), n.(Mining) The upper terminal pipe of a mining pump. Raymond.

2558

Hogger-pump

Hog″ger–pump″ (hŏg″gẽr–pŭmp′), n.(Mining) The top pump in the pit. Raymond.

2559

Hoggerel

Hog″ger‐el (?), n. [From the same source as hog; prob. orig., a sheep clipped the first year. See Hog.] A sheep of the second year. [Written also hogrel.] Ash.

2560

Hoggery

Hog″ger‐y (?), n. Hoggish character or manners; selfishness; greed; beastliness.Crime and shameAnd all their hoggery. Mrs. Browning.

2561

Hogget

Hog″get (?), n. [See Hog, and Hoggerel.] 1. A young boar of the second year.2. A sheep or colt alter it has passed its first year.

2562

Hogging

Hog″ging (?), n.(Naut.) Drooping at the ends; arching; — in distinction from sagging.Hogging frame. See Hogframe.

2563

Hoggish

Hog″gish (?), a. Swinish; gluttonous; filthy; selfish. — Hog″gish‐ly, adv. — Hog″gish‐ness, n.Is not a hoggish life the height of some men's wishes? Shaftesbury.

2564

Hogh

Hogh (hō), n. [Icel. haugr hill, mound; akin to E. high. See High.] A hill; a cliff. Spenser.

2565

Hogherd

Hog″herd (?), n. A swineherd. W. Browne.