hoghead

English

Etymology

From hog +‎ head.

Noun

hoghead (plural hogheads)

  1. Synonym of hogger (“engineer of a locomotive”).
    • 1984, Herbert Applebaum, Work in Market and Industrial Societies, page 243:
      In his selection, Gamst likens railroad engineers (hogheads) to ship's captains and airline pilots — masters of their trains […]
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