Hoggery

Hoggish characteristics; beastline ; swinishne of manners. (R.) "Crime and shame, and all their hoggery ." - E. B. Browning. Hog'get, n. A sheep of the second year. A lamb comes a teg in its first winter, and afterwards a hogget ; old boar. tonous manner. Hog'gishne , n . Quality of being hoggish; brutish- ne ; beastly fil you r ; mean selfishne ; voracity in devouring food. Hog'grel, n. Same as HOGGEREL, q. v. Hogg's Falls, in Kentucky , a village of Ohio co., on Green river. Hog'herd, n. A swineherd; a keeper or tender of hogs. Hog'-louse, n. ( Zool .) See ONISCUS. Hogmanay', n. [Corrupted from Norm. Fr. au gui menez, lead to the mistletoe.] In Scotland, a popular name given to the festival of New-Year's eve. Ho'go, n. A vulgar corruption of HAUT-GOUT, q. v. Hog-pea'nut, n. ( Bot . ) The Pea-vine. See AMPHI- CARPEA. Hog'-pen, n. A hog-cote; a pen or sty for hogs. Hog'-plum, n. ( Bot . ) See SPONDIAS. Hog'-ringer, n. One who fastens rings in the snouts of hogs. Hog River, in Michigan, enters the Cold water River in Branch co. Hog's'-fennel, n. ( Bot . ) See PENCEDANUM. Hogshead, (högr'hed,) n. [D. okshoofd ; Dan. ozehoved : Gael. tocsaid ; probably a corruption of ox - hide , and originally used to signify as much liquor as filled an ox's hide or skin.] A large cask, usually containing from 100 to 140 galls. (U. States.) - An English measure of capacity, containing 63 imp. wine gallons, or about 52% imperial gallons; as, a hogshead of ale. Hog'-shearing. n. Rumpus; great cry and little wool; much ado about nothing; - used in a ludicrous sense. Hog'-skin, n. The skin of swine tanned into leather. Hog's'-lard, n. The fat of hogs; lard of swine. Hog's ties, a group of dangerous rocks and islets of the Bahama Group, W. Indies, abt. 38 m. N.W. of the Great Inagua. Hog'-sty, n. A pig-sty; a hog-cote; a pen for hogs. Hogue, (La,) ( hōg . ) See CAPE LA HOGUE. Hog'-wash, n. Refuse used as food for swine; swill. Hog'-weed, n. ( Bot . ) See AMBROSIA. Hohenlin'den, a village of Bavaria on the Iser, near Ebersburg, and 33 m. E. of Munich. Here in 1800 the French, under Moreau, defeated the Austrians com- manded by the archduke John, which event brought About the peace of Luneville. Hohenlin'den, in Mi i ippi , a P. O. of Webster co. Hohenstauffen, (hō-hen- stowf'fen .) ( Hist .) A celebrated German house founded by Frederick von Büren, who lived about 1040. His son fought valiantly under the Emperor Henry IV. in the battle of Merseburg, in 1080, and received the hand of the emperor's daughter Agnes, together with the dukedom of Suabia, in 1081. Conrad, his grandson, was elected emperor of Germany, Feb. 22, 1138. Conrad III. was succeeded as emperor by his nephew, Frederick L., surnamed Barb a ro a, 1152-90; and the imperial throne was occupied by his son and grandson till 1254. The sole and last survivor of the Hohenstauffen race, Conradin, tried to regain the family heritage; but having been defeated in the battles of Ben even to, Feb. 26, 1266, and of Tagliacozzo, Aug. 23, 1268, he was made prisoner and beheaded at Naples, Oct. 29, 1268. Hohenstein, ( höhen - stin ,) a town of Pru ia, in Saxony, 6 m. from Chemnitz. Mines of silver and arsenic are situated near it. Pop . 6,746. Hohenzollern, (hō-hen- zollern .) ( Hist .) The royal house of Pru ia was founded by Count Tha ilo, who built the castle of Zollern, afterwards called Hohenzol lern (High-Zollern), in 800. The castle was greatly enlarged by Frederick, the first Count of Zollern, in 980. Frederick III. gained the title of prince and the government of Nuremberg in 1273. In the 16th century the house separated into two branches, the younger of which subsequently became kings of Pru ia, while the elder remained princes of H. Frederick VI., of the younger line, received the province of Brandenburg from the emperor in 1411; his succe or acquired the territory of Pru ia in 1560. Another Frederick made himself king of Pru ia, Jan. 18, 1701. - The principalities of Hohenzollern -Hechingen and Hohenzollern -Sig mar in gen, for many centuries in the po e ion of the elder line, were united with Pru ia by treaty, March 20, 1850, and now form a province, consisting of a narrow strip of land entirely surrounded by the territories of Würtemberg and Baden. Area , 480 sq. m.; pop . 64,632. Hoho'kus, in New Jersey, a post-village and township of Bergen county, about 34 m. N.N.W. of the city of New York.