| 单词 | hog wallow |
| 释义 | > as lemmashog wallow hog wallow n. (a) a hollow or ditch in which pigs wallow; also in extended use; (b) (U.S.) a natural depression having a similar appearance; frequently attributive in hog wallow prairie. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > low land > hollow or depression > [noun] > other slack?a1400 swamp1691 cauldrona1763 hog wallow1829 tomo1859 kettle1866 pocket1869 dolina1882 kettle hole1883 frost hollow1895 impact crater1895 uvala1902 frost pocket1907 sotch1910 pingo1938 lagg1939 tafoni1942 the world > the earth > land > landscape > marsh, bog, or swamp > [noun] > wet place, mire, or slough > wallow soila1425 hog hole1688 bear wallow1766 hog wallow1829 wallow1841 1829 L. Dow Omnifarious Law 51 It became a trespass to make a dam for a hog wallow. 1840 Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 39 212 From the difference of surface, soil, and exposure, there arises a great diversity in the size, depth, and general appearance of the hog-wallows. a1910 ‘O. Henry’ Sixes & Sevens (1913) xi. 115 One afternoon, while they were riding through a dense mesquite flat, they came upon a patch of open hog-wallow prairie. 1941 W. A. Percy Lanterns on Levee iii. 29 The Prodigal Son..could have found a more sanitary place to stay in than the hog-wallow. 1997 J. Steingarten Man who ate Everything (1998) iv. 267 When it rains on a Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest, Tom Lee Park turns into a hog wallow. < as lemmas |
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