hogger
noun (1)Definition of hogger
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 chiefly Scottish : a stocking made without a foot and worn as a gaiter
2 chiefly Scottish : an old stocking used for keeping money
hogger
noun (2)Definition of hogger (Entry 2 of 2)
1a : a machine tool that takes heavy cuts at high speed
b : hog sense 6
2a
slang
: a locomotive engineer
— called also
hoghead
b : hog feeder
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