1782 W. Marshall Minutes in (1787) II. 348 Hog-cisterns, in this country, are principally built with bricks and terrace.
1854 10 Nov. 108/2 Grains; these should be conveyed to the hog cistern, or become otherwise disposed of.
1927 M. E. Seebohm xi. 296 In East Anglia the farm-yards had hog cisterns, handy to the kitchen, dairy, and hoghouse.