hog-wallowing

hog-wallowing
Pertaining to people from a poor rural town.
See Also: hogwaller, hog island, hog town

Wikipedia foundation.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • hog waller — noun Any poor town or out of way place, that is populated by hillbillies and their farm animals. Syn: Podunk See Also: hog wallowing, hog island, hog town …   Wiktionary

  • hog-whimpering — adj British a. abject, bestial, helpless b. abjectly or bestially drunk ► Old Ollie was absolutely hog whimpering last night. A colourful term popular among Sloane Rangers in Britain from the mid 1970s. The word is probably an original public… …   Contemporary slang

  • hog wallow — noun A shallow depression denuded of vegetation and potentially muddy, created by the wallowing of hogs …   Wiktionary

  • hog wallow — noun 1. a. : a depression in land made by the wallowing of swine b. : a similar depression said to be due to heavy rains 2. : a land surface characterized by numerous low rounded mounds usually used in plural …   Useful english dictionary

  • American bison — B. b. bison Alternate image Historic drawing …   Wikipedia

  • wal´low|er — wal|low «WOL oh», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to roll about; flounder: »The pigs wallowed in the mud. The boat wallowed helplessly in the stormy sea. 2. Figurative. to live contentedly in filth, wickedness, or other dissolute way of life, like a beast.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • wal|low — «WOL oh», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to roll about; flounder: »The pigs wallowed in the mud. The boat wallowed helplessly in the stormy sea. 2. Figurative. to live contentedly in filth, wickedness, or other dissolute way of life, like a beast. 3.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Cultural references to pigs — Painting of Saint Anthony with pig in background by Piero di Cosimo c. 1480 Pigs have inspired many idioms, and are frequently referenced in culture. They have become synonymous with several negative attributes, especially greed, gluttony, and… …   Wikipedia

  • Hippopotamus — Hippo redirects here. For other uses, see Hippo (disambiguation). This page is about the species Hippopotamus amphibius. For the genus Hippopotamus, see Hippopotamus (genus). Hippopotamus …   Wikipedia

  • Tamaraw — Conservation status Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1) …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”