English Explanatory Dictionary

hog train

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A train for transporting pigs.
  2. A train of a class which is used by the poor and tramps.
  3. Any means of getting by cheap when travelling, budget transport.
  4. Little expense in life, the life or existence of a tramp.

Word forms

hog train hog trains hog-train hogtrain

Etymology

From hog + train. First use appears c. 1850 in the New-York Daily Tribune.

Derived words

high on the hog on the hog on the hog train
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