"high off the hog" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: higher off the hog [comparative], highest off the hog [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adv|higher off the hog|sup=highest off the hog}} high off the hog (comparative higher off the hog, superlative highest off the hog)
  1. Alternative form of high on the hog Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: high on the hog
    Sense id: en-high_off_the_hog-en-adv-cJ0gyhu0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1998, Robert Perrin, Piggy's Luck and More Tales of Evildoing, page 13",
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