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hog cholera
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Hog cholera
(gcide) | Hog \Hog\ (h[o^]g), n. [Prob. akin to E. hack to cut, and
meaning orig., a castrated boar; cf. also W. hwch swine, sow,
Armor. houc'h, hoc'h. Cf. Haggis, Hogget, and
Hoggerel.]
1. (Zool.) A quadruped of the genus Sus, and allied genera
of Suid[ae]; esp., the domesticated varieties of {Sus
scrofa}, kept for their fat and meat, called,
respectively, lard and pork; swine; porker;
specifically, a castrated boar; a barrow.
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Note: The domestic hogs of Siam, China, and parts of Southern
Europe, are thought to have been derived from {Sus
Indicus}.
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2. A mean, filthy, or gluttonous fellow. [Low.]
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3. A young sheep that has not been shorn. [Eng.]
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4. (Naut.) A rough, flat scrubbing broom for scrubbing a
ship's bottom under water. --Totten.
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5. (Paper Manuf.) A device for mixing and stirring the pulp
of which paper is made.
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Bush hog, Ground hog, etc.. See under Bush, Ground,
etc.
Hog caterpillar (Zool.), the larva of the green grapevine
sphinx; -- so called because the head and first three
segments are much smaller than those behind them, so as to
make a resemblance to a hog's snout. See Hawk moth.
Hog cholera, an epidemic contagious fever of swine,
attended by liquid, fetid, diarrhea, and by the appearance
on the skin and mucous membrane of spots and patches of a
scarlet, purple, or black color. It is fatal in from one
to six days, or ends in a slow, uncertain recovery. --Law
(Farmer's Veter. Adviser.)
Hog deer (Zool.), the axis deer.
Hog gum (Bot.), West Indian tree (Symphonia globulifera),
yielding an aromatic gum.
Hog of wool, the trade name for the fleece or wool of sheep
of the second year.
Hog peanut (Bot.), a kind of earth pea.
Hog plum (Bot.), a tropical tree, of the genus Spondias
(Spondias lutea), with fruit somewhat resembling plums,
but chiefly eaten by hogs. It is found in the West Indies.
Hog's bean (Bot.), the plant henbane.
Hog's bread.(Bot.) See Sow bread.
Hog's fennel. (Bot.) See under Fennel.
Mexican hog (Zool.), the peccary.
Water hog. (Zool.) See Capybara.
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Hog cholera
(gcide) | Cholera \Chol"er*a\, n. [L., a bilious disease. See Choler.]
(Med.)
One of several diseases affecting the digestive and
intestinal tract and more or less dangerous to life, esp. the
one commonly called Asiatic cholera.
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Asiatic cholera, a malignant and rapidly fatal disease,
originating in Asia and frequently epidemic in the more
filthy sections of other lands, to which the germ or
specific poison may have been carried. It is characterized
by diarrhea, rice-water evacuations, vomiting, cramps,
pinched expression, and lividity, rapidly passing into a
state of collapse, followed by death, or by a stage of
reaction of fever.
Cholera bacillus. See Comma bacillus.
Cholera infantum, a dangerous summer disease, of infants,
caused by hot weather, bad air, or poor milk, and
especially fatal in large cities.
Cholera morbus, a disease characterized by vomiting and
purging, with gripings and cramps, usually caused by
imprudence in diet or by gastrointestinal disturbance.
Chicken cholera. See under Chicken.
Hog cholera. See under Hog.
Sporadic cholera, a disease somewhat resembling the Asiatic
cholera, but originating where it occurs, and rarely
becoming epidemic.
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hog cholera
(wn) | hog cholera
n 1: highly infectious virus disease of swine |
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Hog cholera
(gcide) | Hog \Hog\ (h[o^]g), n. [Prob. akin to E. hack to cut, and
meaning orig., a castrated boar; cf. also W. hwch swine, sow,
Armor. houc'h, hoc'h. Cf. Haggis, Hogget, and
Hoggerel.]
1. (Zool.) A quadruped of the genus Sus, and allied genera
of Suid[ae]; esp., the domesticated varieties of {Sus
scrofa}, kept for their fat and meat, called,
respectively, lard and pork; swine; porker;
specifically, a castrated boar; a barrow.
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Note: The domestic hogs of Siam, China, and parts of Southern
Europe, are thought to have been derived from {Sus
Indicus}.
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2. A mean, filthy, or gluttonous fellow. [Low.]
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3. A young sheep that has not been shorn. [Eng.]
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4. (Naut.) A rough, flat scrubbing broom for scrubbing a
ship's bottom under water. --Totten.
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5. (Paper Manuf.) A device for mixing and stirring the pulp
of which paper is made.
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Bush hog, Ground hog, etc.. See under Bush, Ground,
etc.
Hog caterpillar (Zool.), the larva of the green grapevine
sphinx; -- so called because the head and first three
segments are much smaller than those behind them, so as to
make a resemblance to a hog's snout. See Hawk moth.
Hog cholera, an epidemic contagious fever of swine,
attended by liquid, fetid, diarrhea, and by the appearance
on the skin and mucous membrane of spots and patches of a
scarlet, purple, or black color. It is fatal in from one
to six days, or ends in a slow, uncertain recovery. --Law
(Farmer's Veter. Adviser.)
Hog deer (Zool.), the axis deer.
Hog gum (Bot.), West Indian tree (Symphonia globulifera),
yielding an aromatic gum.
Hog of wool, the trade name for the fleece or wool of sheep
of the second year.
Hog peanut (Bot.), a kind of earth pea.
Hog plum (Bot.), a tropical tree, of the genus Spondias
(Spondias lutea), with fruit somewhat resembling plums,
but chiefly eaten by hogs. It is found in the West Indies.
Hog's bean (Bot.), the plant henbane.
Hog's bread.(Bot.) See Sow bread.
Hog's fennel. (Bot.) See under Fennel.
Mexican hog (Zool.), the peccary.
Water hog. (Zool.) See Capybara.
[1913 Webster]Cholera \Chol"er*a\, n. [L., a bilious disease. See Choler.]
(Med.)
One of several diseases affecting the digestive and
intestinal tract and more or less dangerous to life, esp. the
one commonly called Asiatic cholera.
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Asiatic cholera, a malignant and rapidly fatal disease,
originating in Asia and frequently epidemic in the more
filthy sections of other lands, to which the germ or
specific poison may have been carried. It is characterized
by diarrhea, rice-water evacuations, vomiting, cramps,
pinched expression, and lividity, rapidly passing into a
state of collapse, followed by death, or by a stage of
reaction of fever.
Cholera bacillus. See Comma bacillus.
Cholera infantum, a dangerous summer disease, of infants,
caused by hot weather, bad air, or poor milk, and
especially fatal in large cities.
Cholera morbus, a disease characterized by vomiting and
purging, with gripings and cramps, usually caused by
imprudence in diet or by gastrointestinal disturbance.
Chicken cholera. See under Chicken.
Hog cholera. See under Hog.
Sporadic cholera, a disease somewhat resembling the Asiatic
cholera, but originating where it occurs, and rarely
becoming epidemic.
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