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hogger
Definition of hogger
-s
1 chiefly Scottish : a stocking made without a foot and worn as a gaiter
2 chiefly Scottish : an old stocking used for keeping money
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Origin and Etymology of hogger
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hogger
Definition of hogger
-s
1a : a machine tool that takes heavy cuts at high speed b : hog 6
2a slang : a locomotive engineer —called also hoghead b : hog feeder
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Origin and Etymology of hogger
partly from 1hog + -er; partly from 2hog + -er
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