hog-tub

noun

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.

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Meanings

nounhog-tub (plural hog-tubs)

plural hog-tubs · alternative hogtub · alternative hog tub

  1. 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.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
hog cisternhog loom
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“hog-tub.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hog-tub. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hog-tub,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hog-tub.

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