Meaning

4 senses
  1. (Canada, US)A train for transporting pigs.

  2. (Canada, US)A train of a class which is used by the poor and tramps.

  3. (Canada, US)Any means of getting by cheap when travelling, budget transport.

  4. (Canada, US)Little expense in life, the life or existence of a tramp.

Origin

From hog + train. First use appears c. 1850 in the New-York Daily Tribune.

From hog + train. First use appears c. 1850 in the New-York Daily Tribune.

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Forms

plural: hog trains

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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