Hogging

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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     2. (Naut.) To scrub with a hog, or scrubbing broom.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hogging \Hog"ging\, n. (Naut.)
     Drooping at the ends; arching;-in distinction from sagging.
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     {Hogging frame}. See {Hogframe}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hogging
       See {hog}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hog
       n 1: a person regarded as greedy and pig-like [syn: {pig}]
       2: a sheep up to the age of one year; one yet to be sheared
          [syn: {hogget}, {hogg}]
       3: domestic swine [syn: {pig}, {grunter}, {squealer}, {Sus
          scrofa}]
       v : take greedily; take more than one's share
       [also: {hogging}, {hogged}]