"hoghead" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hogheads [plural]
Etymology: From hog + head. Etymology templates: {{com|en|hog|head}} hog + head Head templates: {{en-noun}} hoghead (plural hogheads)
  1. Synonym of hogger (“engineer of a locomotive”) Synonyms: hogger [synonym, synonym-of]

Inflected forms

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