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hoghead

hoghead noun: synonym of hogger (“engineer of a locomotive”).

Noun

hoghead (plural hogheads)

  1. Synonym of hogger (“engineer of a locomotive”).
    • In his selection, Gamst likens railroad engineers (hogheads) to ship's captains and airline pilots — masters of their trains […]1984, Herbert Applebaum, Work in Market and Industrial Societies, page 243
    Synonyms:
    hogger

Synonyms of hoghead

Forms of hoghead

pluralhogheads

Origin of hoghead

From hog + head.

Questions about hoghead

What does hoghead mean?
Hoghead means synonym of hogger (“engineer of a locomotive”).
What part of speech is hoghead?
Hoghead is a noun.
What is the plural of hoghead?
The plural of hoghead is hogheads.

Words near hoghead in the dictionary

  1. hoggledy-piggledy
  2. hoggledy-poggledy
  3. hoggrel
  4. hoggs
  5. hoggy
  6. hoghead
  7. hogheads
  8. hogherd
  9. hogherds
  10. hoghide
  11. hoghides

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