hog backed

Shaped like the back of a hog. hog-chain, s. Ship build .: A chain in the nature of a tension-rod, pa ing from stem to stern of a ve el, and over ve el from drooping at the ends. 2. To clean or clear from weeds with a hoe. "His men were hoeing a field of turnips." -Pennant: British Zoology ; The Rook. B. In trans.: To use a hoe; to scrape, dig, or clear ground of weeds with a hoe. "They must be continually kept with weeding and hoeing."-Mortimer: Husbandry. A hard row to hoe: Having a hard time financially or otherwise; being greatly troubled. ( Col loq .) IMG:content-1205.png:[blocks in formation]