'Bush hog' definitions:

Definition of 'Bush hog'

From: GCIDE
  • Hog \Hog\ (h[o^]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 Suid[ae]; 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]

Definition of 'Bush hog'

From: GCIDE
  • Bush \Bush\ (b[.u]sh), n. [OE. bosch, busch, buysch, bosk, busk; akin to D. bosch, OHG. busc, G. busch, Icel. b[=u]skr, b[=u]ski, 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 (Potamoch[oe]rus 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]

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