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a line at each end of the rink, parallel to the foot score and usually 7 yd. (6.4 m) in advance of the tee.[1780-90]
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hog-score — hogˈ line or hogˈ score noun A line drawn across the rink short of which no stone counts • • • Main Entry: ↑hog … Useful english dictionary
hog score — noun : a line that is marked across a curling rink 7 yards in front of each tee and that a stone must pass or be removed from the ice called also hog line; see curling illustration * * * Curling. a line at each end of the rink, parallel to the… … Useful english dictionary
hog score — noun Etymology: 1hog (curling stone that fails to reach the score) Date: 1685 a line which is marked across a curling rink seven yards from the tee and beyond which a stone must pass or be removed from the ice called also hog line … New Collegiate Dictionary
hog-line — hogˈ line or hogˈ score noun A line drawn across the rink short of which no stone counts • • • Main Entry: ↑hog … Useful english dictionary
hog — hoglike, adj. /hawg, hog/, n., v., hogged, hogging. n. 1. a hoofed mammal of the family Suidae, order Artiodactyla, comprising boars and swine. 2. a domesticated swine weighing 120 lb. (54 kg) or more, raised for market. 3. a selfish, gluttonous … Universalium
hog line — noun see hog score … New Collegiate Dictionary
hog line — noun : hog score * * * n. Curling a line marked across either end of a curling rink. No sweeping is allowed until a stone has crossed the first line … Useful english dictionary
Hog-baiting — Hog baiting, aka Hog dogging, Hog dog fighting, or Hog dog rodeo is a bloodsport involving the baiting of a hog or boar.BackgroundIn a typical match the hog is released into a pen with one or more dogs who attempt to subdue it. In more violent… … Wikipedia
Hogscore — Hog score , n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Curling) A distance line drawn across the rink or course between the middle line and the tee. [Scot.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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