hog tub

A form of hog-tub — A trough or vat from which pigs or other domestic animals drink; and also a place where slaughtered pigs are soaked in boiling water so that their bristles can be scraped off, sometimes also filled with refuse or used for an other purpose.

Meanings

nounhog tub (plural hog tubs)

plural hog tubs

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of hog-tub.
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