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hog-rubber

hog-rubber noun: a coarse fellow only fit to such work as rubbing hogs.

Noun

hog-rubber (plural hog-rubbers)

  1. (derogatory, obsolete) A coarse fellow only fit to such work as rubbing hogs.
    • nought but his imperfections are in our eyes, he is a baſe knaue, a diuell, a monſter, a caterpiller, a viper, an hog-rubber &c.1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], “Love Melancholy”, in The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps...
    Synonyms:
    yokel, bumpkin

Synonyms of hog-rubber

Forms of hog-rubber

pluralhog-rubbers
alternative formhogrubber
alternative formhog rubber

Questions about hog-rubber

What does hog-rubber mean?
Hog-rubber means a coarse fellow only fit to such work as rubbing hogs.
What part of speech is hog-rubber?
Hog-rubber is a noun.
What is the plural of hog-rubber?
The plural of hog-rubber is hog-rubbers.

Words near hog-rubber in the dictionary

  1. hog-rat
  2. hog-reeve
  3. hog-reeves
  4. hog-ring
  5. hog-rings
  6. hog-rubber
  7. hog-rubbers
  8. hog-slip
  9. hog-tie
  10. hog-tied
  11. hog-tieing

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