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hog train

noun

Etymology

From hog + train. First use appears c. 1850 in the New-York Daily Tribune.

  1. derived from *dʰregʰ-✻
  2. derived from trahō — “to pull, to draw”
  3. derived from *traginō✻
  4. derived from train — “a delay, a drawing out”
  5. inherited from trayne — “train”
  6. compounded as hog train — “hog + train”

Definitions

  1. A train for transporting pigs.

  2. A train of a class which is used by the poor and tramps.

  3. Any means of getting by cheap when travelling, budget transport.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Little expense in life, the life or existence of a tramp.

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