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gas-hog

noun

Etymology

From gas + hog.

  1. derived from *suH-✻
  2. derived from *sukkos✻
  3. derived from *kewh₂-✻ — “to beat, hew, forge”
  4. derived from *hawwaną✻ — “to hew, forge”
  5. derived from hǫggva — “to strike, chop, cut”
  6. inherited from hogg
  7. inherited from hog
  8. compounded as gas-hog — “gas + hog”

Definitions

  1. A vehicle that consumes a large amount of gasoline or fuel, or a person who owns or…

    A vehicle that consumes a large amount of gasoline or fuel, or a person who owns or drives such a vehicle.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA