Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
prepositional phraseLeading a life or an existence as a tramp or a vagrant, or traveling as such.
Origin
First appears c. 1893 in the publication Railroad Trainmen's Journal.
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on the hog train. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20the%20hog%20train
“on the hog train.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20the%20hog%20train. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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