bush hog

Hog \Hog\ (h[o^]g), n. [Prob. akin to E. hack to cut, and
   meaning orig., a castrated boar; cf. also W. hwch swine, sow,
   Armor. houc'h, hoc'h. Cf. {Haggis}, {Hogget}, and
   {Hoggerel}.]
   1. (Zool.) A quadruped of the genus {Sus}, and allied genera
      of {Suid[ae]}; esp., the domesticated varieties of {Sus
      scrofa}, kept for their fat and meat, called,
      respectively, {lard} and {pork}; swine; porker;
      specifically, a castrated boar; a barrow.
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   Note: The domestic hogs of Siam, China, and parts of Southern
         Europe, are thought to have been derived from {Sus
         Indicus}.
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   2. A mean, filthy, or gluttonous fellow. [Low.]
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   3. A young sheep that has not been shorn. [Eng.]
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   4. (Naut.) A rough, flat scrubbing broom for scrubbing a
      ship's bottom under water. --Totten.
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   5. (Paper Manuf.) A device for mixing and stirring the pulp
      of which paper is made.
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   {Bush hog}, {Ground hog}, etc.. See under {Bush}, {Ground},
      etc.

   {Hog caterpillar} (Zool.), the larva of the green grapevine
      sphinx; -- so called because the head and first three
      segments are much smaller than those behind them, so as to
      make a resemblance to a hog's snout. See {Hawk moth}.

   {Hog cholera}, an epidemic contagious fever of swine,
      attended by liquid, fetid, diarrhea, and by the appearance
      on the skin and mucous membrane of spots and patches of a
      scarlet, purple, or black color. It is fatal in from one
      to six days, or ends in a slow, uncertain recovery. --Law
      (Farmer's Veter. Adviser.)

   {Hog deer} (Zool.), the axis deer.

   {Hog gum} (Bot.), West Indian tree ({Symphonia globulifera}),
      yielding an aromatic gum.

   {Hog of wool}, the trade name for the fleece or wool of sheep
      of the second year.

   {Hog peanut} (Bot.), a kind of earth pea.

   {Hog plum} (Bot.), a tropical tree, of the genus {Spondias}
      ({Spondias lutea}), with fruit somewhat resembling plums,
      but chiefly eaten by hogs. It is found in the West Indies.
      

   {Hog's bean} (Bot.), the plant henbane.

   {Hog's bread}.(Bot.) See {Sow bread}.

   {Hog's fennel}. (Bot.) See under {Fennel}.

   {Mexican hog} (Zool.), the peccary.

   {Water hog}. (Zool.) See {Capybara}.
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Bush \Bush\ (b[.u]sh), n. [OE. bosch, busch, buysch, bosk, busk;
   akin to D. bosch, OHG. busc, G. busch, Icel. b[=u]skr,
   b[=u]ski, Dan. busk, Sw. buske, and also to LL. boscus,
   buscus, Pr. bosc, It. bosco, Sp. & Pg. bosque, F. bois, OF.
   bos. Whether the LL. or G. form is the original is uncertain;
   if the LL., it is perh. from the same source as E. box a
   case. Cf. {Ambush}, {Boscage}, {Bouquet}, {Box} a case.]
   1. A thicket, or place abounding in trees or shrubs; a wild
      forest.
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   Note: This was the original sense of the word, as in the
         Dutch bosch, a wood, and was so used by Chaucer. In
         this sense it is extensively used in the British
         colonies, especially at the Cape of Good Hope, and also
         in Australia and Canada; as, to live or settle in the
         bush.
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   2. A shrub; esp., a shrub with branches rising from or near
      the root; a thick shrub or a cluster of shrubs.
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            To bind a bush of thorns among sweet-smelling
            flowers.                              --Gascoigne.
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   3. A shrub cut off, or a shrublike branch of a tree; as,
      bushes to support pea vines.
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   4. A shrub or branch, properly, a branch of ivy (as sacred to
      Bacchus), hung out at vintners' doors, or as a tavern
      sign; hence, a tavern sign, and symbolically, the tavern
      itself.
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            If it be true that good wine needs no bush, 't is
            true that a good play needs no epilogue. --Shak.
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   5. (Hunting) The tail, or brush, of a fox.
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   {To beat about the bush}, to approach anything in a
      round-about manner, instead of coming directly to it; -- a
      metaphor taken from hunting.

   {Bush bean} (Bot.), a variety of bean which is low and
      requires no support ({Phaseolus vulgaris}, variety nanus).
      See {Bean}, 1.

   {Bush buck}, or {Bush goat} (Zool.), a beautiful South
      African antelope ({Tragelaphus sylvaticus}); -- so called
      because found mainly in wooden localities. The name is
      also applied to other species.

   {Bush cat} (Zool.), the serval. See {Serval}.

   {Bush chat} (Zool.), a bird of the genus {Pratincola}, of the
      Thrush family.

   {Bush dog}. (Zool.) See {Potto}.

   {Bush hammer}. See {Bushhammer} in the Vocabulary.

   {Bush harrow} (Agric.) See under {Harrow}.

   {Bush hog} (Zool.), a South African wild hog
      ({Potamoch[oe]rus Africanus}); -- called also {bush pig},
      and {water hog}.

   {Bush master} (Zool.), a venomous snake ({Lachesis mutus}) of
      Guinea; -- called also {surucucu}.

   {Bush pea} (Bot.), a variety of pea that needs to be bushed.
      

   {Bush shrike} (Zool.), a bird of the genus {Thamnophilus},
      and allied genera; -- called also {batarg}. Many species
      inhabit tropical America.

   {Bush tit} (Zool.), a small bird of the genus {Psaltriparus},
      allied to the titmouse. {Psaltriparus minimus} inhabits
      California.
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