Dictionary - Definition of HOGGER


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. A stocking without a foot, worn by coal miners at work.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

"Hogger" is a common misspelling or typo for: hotter, jogger, hogged, hoggery, hogget, hoggers, shogger.

Date "Hogger" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Specialty Definition: HOGGER

Domain	Definition
Mechanical Engineering	A machine used to convert waste wood into chips. Source: European Union. (references)
Mining	Scot. A leather or canvas delivery pipe at the top of a sinking set of pumps. (references)
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Expressions	Domain	Definition
Hogger pip	Mining	1: N.of Eng. The upper terminal pipe with delivery hose from the mining pump. (references)
		2: N. of Eng. The upper terminal pipe with delivery hose from the miningpump. (references)
Hogger pump	Mining	The topmost pump in a shaft. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.			Top


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. A stocking without a foot, worn by coal miners at work.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

Date "HOGGER" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Domain	Definition
Mechanical Engineering	A machine used to convert waste wood into chips. Source: European Union. (references)
Mining	Scot. A leather or canvas delivery pipe at the top of a sinking set of pumps. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.		Top

Expressions	Domain	Definition
Hogger pip	Mining	1: N.of Eng. The upper terminal pipe with delivery hose from the mining pump. (references)
		2: N. of Eng. The upper terminal pipe with delivery hose from the miningpump. (references)
Hogger pump	Mining	The topmost pump in a shaft. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.			Top