hog – A pig weighing more than 120 pounds. More…
high on the hog – An allusion to the upper portions of a pig being the best for eating. More…
swine, hog, pig – Swine is the collective (and ancestral) term for domesticated pigs and hogs; a hog is 120 pounds or more and ready for market, while a pig is immature and weighs less. More…
hog on ice – Known mainly from the title of the book by Charles Earle Funk (1948); it is from the expression “as independent as a hog on ice,” in which hog refers to the stone in the game of curling when it comes to rest. More…