Hogger


[haw-ger, hog-er] /ˈhɔ gər, ˈhɒg ər/

noun
1.
a person or thing that .
2.
Also called hoghead. Railroads Slang. a locomotive engineer.
n.

“swineherd, herdsman,” early 14c., from hog (n.).

noun

(also hog or hog-head or hogshead or hog-jockey) A railroad engineer; grunt (1915+ Railroad & hoboes)

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