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hog: see swine swine, name for any of the cloven-hoofed mammals of the family Suidae, native to the Old World. A swine has a rather long, mobile snout, a heavy, relatively short-legged body, a thick, bristly hide, and a small tail.
..... Click the link for more information. . hogHeavy, fat-producing domesticated pig developed in the U.S. in the late 19th and early 20th century. As the growing use of cheaper vegetable oils decreased the importance of lard as a source of fat, meatpackers sought hogs yielding more lean meat and less fat, and breeders (mostly European) began crossbreeding programs to obtain lean meat and vigorous animals. Today the term hog is often used for any pig weighing more than 120 lbs (54 kg). hog A program that uses an excessive amount of computer resources, such as memory or disk, or takes a long time to execute.hog 1. a domesticated pig, esp a castrated male weighing more than 102 kg 2. US and Canadian any artiodactyl mammal of the family Suidae; pig 3. Nautical a stiff brush, for scraping a vessel's bottom 4. Nautical the amount or extent to which a vessel is hogged 5. Slang chiefly US a large powerful motorcycle hog [häg] (agriculture) A domestic swine. (computer science) A computer program that uses excessive computer resources, such as memory or processing power, or requires excessive time to execute.
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