hog-tubs

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.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of hog-tub
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