Hog-tie
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Hog-tie is a verb meaning (transitive) To tie the feet of person or animal together; originally all four legs of a quadruped.
Meaning
(transitive) To tie the feet of person or animal together; originally all four legs of a quadruped.
More Meanings
- (figuratively) To render helpless.
- The act of tying the feet together in this way.
- A harness used to tie the feet this way.
Example Sentences
# “As an inventor,” Bob Mason suggested, “you're a howling success at shooting craps ! If I were as free of spavins, ringbone, saddle-galls, and splints as you are, I'd have that nanny-goat in here, hog-tie her, flop her and let the boy help himself. […]”
Word Forms
- hog-ties
- hog-tying
- hog-tied
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hogtie, hobble, hopple, hobbel, hock, hough.
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