a sheep up to the age of one year; one yet to be sheared
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domestic swine
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take greedily; take more than one's share
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Hog \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 broom.
Hog \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.
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.
Note: 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. [Low.]
3. A young sheep that has not been shorn. [Eng.]
4. (Naut.) A rough, flat scrubbing broom for scrubbing a ship's bottom under water. --Totten.
5. (Paper Manuf.) A device for mixing and stirring the pulp of which paper is made.
{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}.
Fearing foot-and-mouth disease and hog cholera, the U.S. government closed its borders.
The only reason to grow a big hog today, says Mrs. Perry, is for sport.
LIVESTOCK and MEATS: Prices of hog futures contracts climbed amid signs that farmers will reduce their sales to meatpackers.
Pork futures prices plunged for the second straight day Tuesday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange amid signs of an expected seasonal upturn in hog slaughters.
In other markets, wheat prices were mixed; corn and soybeans declined; gold and silver prices dipped; cattle prices were mostly lower and hog prices fell.
Livestock and meat futures retreated on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, pressured by falling beef prices and a large hog slaughter on Thursday.
Soybean futures prices fell sharply; wheat futures finished nearly unchanged; petroleum futures surged; hog futures advanced strongly while other livestock and meat markets were mixed; and precious metals prices declined.
LIVESTOCK and MEATS: The prices of hog and pork belly futures contracts rallied late during the trading session amid reports that the Polish government is requesting a huge food aid package that includes pork bellies and beef.
Because of tight supplies, the hog slaughter is slipping instead of rising as it usually does in the spring.
A recent pickup in hog slaughters suggests last spring's unusually large pig crop is beginning to come to market at least two weeks later than expected, analysts said.
Live and feeder cattle futures were mostly lower, hog futures were mostly higher and pork bellies were mixed in early trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
Corbett credits some body-builder magazines he read three years ago and an old veterinary book that said a hog's digestive system is similar to man's.
A tornado touched down near Clay Center, destroying an unoccupied mobile home and damaging barns and hog sheds.
Pork futures reacted negatively to heavy movement of bellies into storage and heavy hog marketings this week.
Released Friday after trading ended, the report said the hog herd as of March 1 was 4 percent smaller than on the same date a year earlier.
By the last quarter of the year, hog producers are expected to increase the number of hogs coming to market by as much as 10% over year-earlier marketings.
Near-term hog futures soared the 2-cents-a-pound permitted daily limit on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange in line with gains in the cash market prompted by relatively tight supplies of market-ready hogs.
Market hog prices rose $3.60 from January to $47.50 in February but were still below a year earlier.
Wilson Foods Corp. said it completed the previously reported sale of its hog slaughtering and processing plant at Monmouth, Ill., to Illinois Pork Corp., a new corporation held by members of Holding Capital Group, a New York investment firm.
In other commodity markets yesterday: LIVESTOCK AND MEATS: Prices of hog futures contracts dipped amid continued disappointment that the recent U.S. food aid package to the Soviet Union didn't include significant amounts of pork.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS: Pork belly and hog futures prices rallied as pork product prices steadied and the number of animals going to slaughter fell.
The fact that it took a few hours for it to really start to rally strongly means that obviously people took some time to evaluate the numbers and didn't rush in whole hog."
"When it happened, I'd been out mowing the end rows of my oat field and I was coming back in," Davis said. "I came around the corner of the hog house and there was Rusty.
Pork futures advanced on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on ideas that cold weather would curtail hog marketings.
The hog futures market appeared to peak on Monday when the contract for December delivery reached 47.90 cents a pound on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
They gave their gardener permission to butcher him, but the 4-foot-tall hog was rescued by animal control officials when his terrified squeals alerted neighbors.
Analysts attributed the drop to an expected increase in slaughter next week and the bearish Agriculture Department hog and pig report.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS: Pork belly and hog futures are expected to open lower today in the wake of a bearish hog and pig report, released by the Agriculture Department after trading's close yesterday.
LIVESTOCK AND MEATS: Pork belly and hog futures are expected to open lower today in the wake of a bearish hog and pig report, released by the Agriculture Department after trading's close yesterday.
"Since Monday, the hog flow has dried up considerably and some people feel this is the start of the seasonal move," he said.