[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

hog \hog\ ho^g, n. prob. akin to e. hack to cut, and
   meaning orig., a castrated boar; cf. also w. hwch swine, sow,
   armor. houc'h, hoc'h. cf. haggis, hogget, and
   hoggerel.
   1. zool. a quadruped of the genus sus, and allied genera
      of suidae; esp., the domesticated varieties of sus
      scrofa, kept for their fat and meat, called,
      respectively, lard and pork; swine; porker;
      specifically, a castrated boar; a barrow.
      1913 webster

   note: the domestic hogs of siam, china, and parts of southern
         europe, are thought to have been derived from sus
         indicus.
         1913 webster

   2. a mean, filthy, or gluttonous fellow. low.
      1913 webster

   3. a young sheep that has not been shorn. eng.
      1913 webster

   4. naut. a rough, flat scrubbing broom for scrubbing a
      ship's bottom under water. --totten.
      1913 webster

   5. paper manuf. a device for mixing and stirring the pulp
      of which paper is made.
      1913 webster

   bush hog, ground hog, etc.. see under bush, ground,
      etc.

   hog caterpillar zool., the larva of the green grapevine
      sphinx; -- so called because the head and first three
      segments are much smaller than those behind them, so as to
      make a resemblance to a hog's snout. see hawk moth.

   hog cholera, an epidemic contagious fever of swine,
      attended by liquid, fetid, diarrhea, and by the appearance
      on the skin and mucous membrane of spots and patches of a
      scarlet, purple, or black color. it is fatal in from one
      to six days, or ends in a slow, uncertain recovery. --law
      farmer's veter. adviser.

   hog deer zool., the axis deer.

   hog gum bot., west indian tree symphonia globulifera,
      yielding an aromatic gum.

   hog of wool, the trade name for the fleece or wool of sheep
      of the second year.

   hog peanut bot., a kind of earth pea.

   hog plum bot., a tropical tree, of the genus spondias
      spondias lutea, with fruit somewhat resembling plums,
      but chiefly eaten by hogs. it is found in the west indies.
      

   hog's bean bot., the plant henbane.

   hog's bread.bot. see sow bread.

   hog's fennel. bot. see under fennel.

   mexican hog zool., the peccary.

   water hog. zool. see capybara.
      1913 webster
see also:
haggis hogget hoggerel sus suidae sus scrofa 
lard pork sus indicus bush hog ground hog 
bush ground hog caterpillar hawk moth hog cholera 
hog deer hog gum symphonia globulifera hog of wool hog peanut 
hog plum spondias spondias lutea hog's bean hog's bread 
sow bread hog's fennel fennel mexican hog water hog 
capybara 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

water hog \wa"ter hog`\ zool.
   the capybara.
   1913 webster

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

bush \bush\ b.ush, n. oe. bosch, busch, buysch, bosk, busk;
   akin to d. bosch, ohg. busc, g. busch, icel. b=uskr,
   b=uski, dan. busk, sw. buske, and also to ll. boscus,
   buscus, pr. bosc, it. bosco, sp.  pg. bosque, f. bois, of.
   bos. whether the ll. or g. form is the original is uncertain;
   if the ll., it is perh. from the same source as e. box a
   case. cf. ambush, boscage, bouquet, box a case.
   1. a thicket, or place abounding in trees or shrubs; a wild
      forest.
      1913 webster

   note: this was the original sense of the word, as in the
         dutch bosch, a wood, and was so used by chaucer. in
         this sense it is extensively used in the british
         colonies, especially at the cape of good hope, and also
         in australia and canada; as, to live or settle in the
         bush.
         1913 webster

   2. a shrub; esp., a shrub with branches rising from or near
      the root; a thick shrub or a cluster of shrubs.
      1913 webster

            to bind a bush of thorns among sweet-smelling
            flowers.                              --gascoigne.
      1913 webster

   3. a shrub cut off, or a shrublike branch of a tree; as,
      bushes to support pea vines.
      1913 webster

   4. a shrub or branch, properly, a branch of ivy as sacred to
      bacchus, hung out at vintners' doors, or as a tavern
      sign; hence, a tavern sign, and symbolically, the tavern
      itself.
      1913 webster

            if it be true that good wine needs no bush, 't is
            true that a good play needs no epilogue. --shak.
      1913 webster

   5. hunting the tail, or brush, of a fox.
      1913 webster

   to beat about the bush, to approach anything in a
      round-about manner, instead of coming directly to it; -- a
      metaphor taken from hunting.

   bush bean bot., a variety of bean which is low and
      requires no support phaseolus vulgaris, variety nanus.
      see bean, 1.

   bush buck, or bush goat zool., a beautiful south
      african antelope tragelaphus sylvaticus; -- so called
      because found mainly in wooden localities. the name is
      also applied to other species.

   bush cat zool., the serval. see serval.

   bush chat zool., a bird of the genus pratincola, of the
      thrush family.

   bush dog. zool. see potto.

   bush hammer. see bushhammer in the vocabulary.

   bush harrow agric. see under harrow.

   bush hog zool., a south african wild hog
      potamochoerus africanus; -- called also bush pig,
      and water hog.

   bush master zool., a venomous snake lachesis mutus of
      guinea; -- called also surucucu.

   bush pea bot., a variety of pea that needs to be bushed.
      

   bush shrike zool., a bird of the genus thamnophilus,
      and allied genera; -- called also batarg. many species
      inhabit tropical america.

   bush tit zool., a small bird of the genus psaltriparus,
      allied to the titmouse. psaltriparus minimus inhabits
      california.
      1913 webster
see also:
ambush boscage bouquet box to beat about the bush bush bean 
phaseolus vulgaris bean bush buck bush goat tragelaphus sylvaticus 
bush cat serval bush chat pratincola bush dog 
potto bush hammer bushhammer bush harrow harrow 
bush hog potamochoerus africanus bush pig water hog bush master 
lachesis mutus surucucu bush pea bush shrike thamnophilus 
batarg bush tit psaltriparus psaltriparus minimus 

[4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

capybara \ca`pyba"ra\, n. sp. capibara, fr. the native name.
   zool.
   a large south american rodent hydrochaerus capybara
   living on the margins of lakes and rivers. it is the largest
   extant rodent, being about three feet long, and half that in
   height. it somewhat resembles the guinea pig, to which it is
   related; -- called also cabiai and water hog.
   1913 webster
see also:
hydrochaerus capybara cabiai water hog 

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