5. (American).—An inhabitant of Chicago. [That city being a notable pig-breeding and pork-packing centre.]
6. (old).—A Hampshireman.
1770. Lord Hailes, Ancient Scottish Poems, ‘Dance of the Seven Deadly Sins.’ Note on line 115. And thus his ill-bred raillery will be like that of Essex calves, Hampshire hogs, Middlesex mongrels, Norfolk dumplings, Welsh goats, etc.
Verb (American).—1. To cheat; to humbug; to gammon (q.v.).
1867. Browne (Artemus Ward). ‘Among the Mormons’, ii., 10. Go my son, and Hog the public.
2. (venery).—To copulate. For synonyms see Greens and Ride.
3. (stables).—To cut short; e.g., to hog a horse’s mane.
A hog in armour, subs. phr. (old).—A lout in fine clothes. Also a Jack-in-office; Hog-in-togs = (in America) a well-dressed loafer. [Hog = Hodge (q.v.), a rustic.]
1785. Grose, Vulg. Tongue, s.v. Hog … an awkward, or mean looking man or woman, finely dressed, is said to look like a hog in armour. [[328]]
Hog and hominy, subs. phr. (American).—Plain fare; Common doings (q.v.). [Pork and maize are the two cheapest food stuffs in the U.S.A.]