Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The capibara.
- noun An African swine of the genus Potamochœrus; a bush-hog. P. penicillatus is known as the red river-hog. See cut under
Potamochœrus . - noun A sailors' name for the sturgeon because of its habit of rooting at the bottom of rivers.
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Examples
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"I, the wife of that old river-hog, my father's brother who might be my grandfather, that hideous, ancient lump of wickedness who boasts that he has a hundred sons and daughters; I, the Queen of Egypt, whose birth was decreed by Amen, I-- how dare you?" and she ceased, choking in her wrath.
Morning Star Henry Rider Haggard 1890
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"That's what we ought to get," cried Collins, almost weeping, "and now we've gone and bust, just because that infernal river-hog had to fall off a boom.
The Blazed Trail Stewart Edward White 1909
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"He was here when I come," replied Roaring Dick, indifferently, "and, anyway, he's bound he's goin to be a river-hog.
The Rules of the Game Stewart Edward White 1909
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"That's what we ought to get," cried Collins, almost weeping, "and now we've gone and bust, just because that infernal river-hog had to fall off a boom.
The Blazed Trail 1902
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