a. (Naut.) Broken or strained so as to have an upward curve between the ends. See Hog, v. i. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A stocking without a foot, worn by coal miners at work. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From the same source as hog; prob. orig., a sheep clipped the first year. See Hog. ] A sheep of the second year. [ Written also hogrel. ] Ash. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Mining) The upper terminal pipe of a mining pump. Raymond. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Mining) The top pump in the pit. Raymond. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Hoggish character or manners; selfishness; greed; beastliness. [ 1913 Webster ]

Crime and shame
And all their hoggery. Mrs. Browning. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Hog, and Hoggerel. ] 1. A young boar of the second year. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A sheep or colt alter it has passed its first year. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Naut.) Drooping at the ends; arching;-in distinction from sagging. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hogging frame. See Hogframe. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Swinish; gluttonous; filthy; selfish. -- Hog"gish*ly, adv. -- Hog"gish*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

Is not a hoggish life the height of some men's wishes? Shaftesbury. [ 1913 Webster ]