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hog-tub

hog-tub noun: a trough or vat from which pigs or other domestic animals drink; and also a place where slaughtered pigs are soaked in boiling water so that their bristles can be scraped off, sometimes also filled with refuse or used for an other purpose.

Noun

hog-tub (plural hog-tubs)

  1. A trough or vat from which pigs or other domestic animals drink; and also a place where slaughtered pigs are soaked in boiling water so that their bristles can be scraped off, sometimes also filled with refuse or used for an other purpose.

Forms of hog-tub

pluralhog-tubs
alternative formhogtub
alternative formhog tub

Questions about hog-tub

What does hog-tub mean?
Hog-tub means a trough or vat from which pigs or other domestic animals drink; and also a place where slaughtered pigs are soaked in boiling water so that their bristles can be scraped off, sometimes also filled with refuse or used for an other purpose.
What part of speech is hog-tub?
Hog-tub is a noun.
What is the plural of hog-tub?
The plural of hog-tub is hog-tubs.

Words near hog-tub in the dictionary

  1. hog-tight
  2. hog-tights
  3. hog-tooth spar
  4. hog-train
  5. hog-trains
  6. hog-tub
  7. hog-tubs
  8. hog-tying
  9. hog-wallow
  10. hog-wallowing
  11. hog-wallows

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