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hog chain

noun

Etymology

From hog + chain. First use appears c. 1841 in the Missouri Republican.

  1. derived from *kat-✻
  2. derived from catēna
  3. derived from chaine
  4. inherited from cheyne
  5. compounded as hog chain — “hog + chain”

Definitions

  1. A chain or a tie rod passing from the bow of a vessel to its stern, used in a ship in…

    A chain or a tie rod passing from the bow of a vessel to its stern, used in a ship in order to prevent hogging.

The neighborhood

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