hogger

Definitions

1. One who, or that which, hogs.
2. A stocking without a foot, worn by coal miners at work.
3. A marijuana cigarette.
   slang
4. A shot that comes to rest short of or on the far hog line and is removed from play.
5. The engineer of a locomotive.
   slang

Equivalents

Examples

“Against these heroes are the puritans, the hoggers of profit, the shysters, the obfuscators, the do-nothings.”

“Twenty- five demerit marks would make⟳ most hoggers sit⟳ up and take⟳ notice⟳ ; but not Jones.”

“What had happened was this : A yardgoat crew had gone into this lead⟳ and left the gate wide open⟳, and neither the hogger nor the fire boy on the passenger saw⟳ this open⟳ switch⟳ right in broad daylight.”

“"Go ahead and laugh⟳," snapped the conductor. "But I'll bet⟳ this kid will be bossin' a Monarch, maybe even No. 23, long before you get⟳ to be hogger of a yardgoat!"”

“Even though he was a veteran railroader, many white hoggers snubbed him until they saw⟳ that he was thoroughly qualified, a response that would not have⟳ greeted a new white runner.”

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