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on the hog train

on the hog train prepositional phrase: leading a life or an existence as a tramp or a vagrant, or traveling as such.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (US, slang) Leading a life or an existence as a tramp or a vagrant, or traveling as such.
    Synonyms:
    on the hog

Synonyms of on the hog train

Origin of on the hog train

First appears c. 1893 in the publication Railroad Trainmen's Journal.

Questions about on the hog train

What does on the hog train mean?
On the hog train means leading a life or an existence as a tramp or a vagrant, or traveling as such.
What part of speech is on the hog train?
On the hog train is a prepositional phrase.

Words near on the hog train in the dictionary

  1. on the half hour
  2. on the heels of
  3. on the high rope
  4. on the high ropes
  5. on the hog
  6. on the hog train
  7. on the hoof
  8. on the hook
  9. on the hop
  10. on the horizon
  11. on the horn

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