on the hog train

prepositional phrase

Leading a life or an existence as a tramp or a vagrant, or traveling as such.

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prepositional phrase
  1. USslangLeading a life or an existence as a tramp or a vagrant, or traveling as such.

    Synonyms: on the hog

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prepositional phraseLeading a life or an existence as a tramp or a vagrant, or traveling as such.

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Origin

First appears c. 1893 in the publication Railroad Trainmen's Journal.

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APA

on the hog train. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20the%20hog%20train

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“on the hog train.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20the%20hog%20train. Accessed November 5, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “on the hog train,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20the%20hog%20train.

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