| 单词 | hog ring |
| 释义 | > as lemmashog ring hog ring n. a ring or piece of bent wire put into the snout of a pig to prevent it from grubbing in the ground. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping of pigs > [noun] > nose-ring hog ring1648 staple1688 staple-ring1707 nose-jewel1844 pig ring1862 snout-ring1875 1648 T. Gage Eng.-Amer. vi. 17 Wee could not but much wonder at that sight..of people naked, with their haire hanging down to the middle of their backes, with their faces cut out in severall fashions, or flowers, with thin plates hanging at their Noses, like Hog-rings. 1710 D. Hilman Tusser Redivivus Sept. 10 Twitchers are a sort of great Plyers to clinch the Hog-Ring withal. 1866 J. E. T. Rogers Hist. Agric. & Prices I. xxi. 552 I find hog-rings bought on two occasions in 1360 and 1374. 2001 C. H. Wendel Encycl. Antique Tools & Machinery 72/1 Hog rings have been used for many decades as a means of preventing rooting by hogs. < as lemmas |
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