Definition of whole-hog
(Entry 1 of 3)
: committed without reservation : thoroughgoing
a whole-hog patriot
whole hog
nounDefinition of whole hog (Entry 2 of 3)
: the whole way or farthest limit
—usually used adverbially in the phrase go the whole hog
whole hog
adverbDefinition of whole hog (Entry 3 of 3)
: to the fullest extent : without reservation : completely
accepting whole hog the standards … of the majority— R. B. Kaplan
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The first known use of whole-hog was in 1825
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